37.3394° N, 121.8950° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 27, 1995 · 13:00 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
San Jose International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N90115
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,325 total150 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Squalling noise from engine on entering torque and tot ops areas. Reduced power. Landed. Compressor impeller defect
As the FAA filed it
SQUALLING NOISE FROM ENGINE ON ENTERING TORQUE AND TOT OPS AREAS. REDUCED POWER. LANDED. COMPRESSOR IMPELLER DEFECT