29.7336° N, 93.8943° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 22, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place
Sabine Pass, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N50034
Reported as
Bell 206L1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,407 total4,247 in this make and model166 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.
Narrative: while in cruise flight at 1,500 feet, the pilot heard a growling noise and felt the controls get stiff. The pilot landed at the first available landing site. Maintenance personnel found a lower hydraulic line to have a pin hole rupture.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,500 FEET, THE PILOT HEARD A GROWLING NOISE AND FELT THE CONTROLS GET STIFF. THE PILOT LANDED AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE LANDING SITE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A LOWER HYDRAULIC LINE TO HAVE A PIN HOLE RUPTURE.