- Date
- October 30, 1988, 14:47 local (20:47 UTC)
- Place
- Brownsville, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2092UBell 206 L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881030048599I
- Case key
- 22793
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Probable cause
Uncontained engine failure due to the thermal fatigue of the first stage trubine wheel.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Turboshaft engine,free(power) turbine - fatigueCause
Turboshaft engine,free(power) turbine - failure,totalCause
Forced landing
Autorotation - performed
Terrain condition - runway
Analysis
The aircraft sustained minor damage due to the uncontained failure of the engine. The first stage turbine wheel failed as a result of thermal fatigue. A successful autorotative landing was made to a taxiway with no damage or injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2092U
- Reported as
- Bell 206 L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45697
- Airframe hours
- 3,728
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Silver Star Aviation
- Registered owner
- Silver Star Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 30, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Destination
- BRO
- Airport
- BRO · Brownsville
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.