# Incident 20170615013299I: Bell UH-1H, Mcallen, TX, June 15, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2017, 10:15 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72594-2023-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH-1H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T53
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615013299I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LE-16761Z (T53-L-703) EXPERIENCED A 1ST COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE CAUSING EXTREME COMPRESSOR DAMAGE AND IMMEDIATE POWER LOSS. PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER FROM APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING MANEUVER THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IN THE GP AND PT MODULES DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL BEING DELIVERED TO THE COMBUSTION SYSTEM DURING THE DECENT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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