# Incident 19980119003319I: Bell 206L1, Sabine Pass, TX, January 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UP8L
- Location: 29.7336° N, 93.8943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7336&lon=-93.8943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2775D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980119003319I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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