BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Also recorded as: BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE FIRE RESCUE, Broward County Sheriff's Office
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.
3 reports on file.
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT/CREW HEARD A BANG. PILOT NOTICED #1 ENGINE TOT RISING RAPIDLY AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD. UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT, BUT CAUGHT ON VIDEO, THERE WAS AN UNCONTAINED FIRE AFT OF THE ENGINE, UNDER THE ENGINE EXHAUST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE TAIL BOOM FOLDED TO THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A SPIN AND CRASH.
DURING A LAW ENFORCEMENT FLIGHT, PART 91 THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL COOLER SHAFT SHEARED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE TO INCREASE TO ABOUT 120 C WHILE ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS REMAINED NORMAL. AIRSPEED WAS INCREASED AS RECOMMENDED IAW MFG MM TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 80 KNTS FROM 60 KNTS. OIL TEMPERATURE DID NOT DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. REPLACED OIL COOLER HUB WITH MFG PN L792M3007215. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN LIMITS.
ENGINE NR 2 ENCOUNTERED A FADEC FAILURE AT 50 PERCENT TORQUE DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FROM COMPRESSOR TURBINE SPEED SENSOR. REPLACED SENSOR WITH PREVIOUSLY OVERHAULED UNIT WITH 1015.20 HOURS SINCE NEW. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTICED AT THIS TIME.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N109BC | EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC135T1 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N109BC | EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC135T1 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N257BC | EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 T2+ | 2012 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |