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.
(-23) During a cruise flight at approximately 6800 MSL, the pilot heard a loud bang from the engine, followed by a loss of power, left yaw, chip, and low oil pressure lights, and low rotor RPM horn. The aircraft was autorotated to a safe landing. The cockpit filled with smoke and the crew exited uninjured. The fire, coming from the top of the engine cowling self-extinguished after about five minutes, with only damage to the cowling. The operator submitted an SDR noting that a crack was discovered in the free turbine assembly case.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 6800 MSL, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER, LEFT YAW, CHIP, AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS, AND LOW ROTOR RPM HORN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AUTOROTATED TO A SAFE LANDING. THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE CREW EXITED UNINJURED. THE FIRE, COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COWLING SELF-EXTINGUISHED AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, WITH ONLY DAMAGE TO THE COWLING. THE OPERATOR SUBMITTED AN SDR NOTING THAT A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FREE TURBINE ASSEMBLY CASE.
Other reports on N5793P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.