# Incident 19951003043009I: Bell 206B, Sabine, TX, October 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1995, 17:38 local time
- Place: Sabine, TX
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7199° N, 93.8716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7199&lon=-93.8716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3181Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,340 total, 199 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951003043009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 3, 1995, AT 1738, A BELL 206B-III HELICOPTER, N3181Y, OWNED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTER, INC., EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT DURING A PASSENGER/CARGO FLIGHT. THE CAUSE WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE A NO. 1 ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BEACH WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PERSONNEL. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM (HI60) ON OCTOBER 3, 1995, AT 1735.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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