29.7336° N, 93.8943° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 19, 1998 · 10:00 local
Place
Sabine Pass, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UP8L
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2775D
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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: seven minutes after takeoff the engine chip light illuminated the pilot turned aircraft toward beach when a loud engine noise was evident and aircraft yawed. The pilot entered autorotation and successfully performed an emergency landing in a marsh. The aircraft sustained minor damage due to catastrophic failure of the aircraft engine.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: SEVEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT TOWARD BEACH WHEN A LOUD ENGINE NOISE WAS EVIDENT AND AIRCRAFT YAWED. THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MARSH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.