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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206BELL · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · December 21, 1978

Date: December 21, 1978 · 16:00 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5002E
Reported as: Bell 206BELL
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5002ERegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2000 · Bell 206BS/N 2428 Airframe modelBell 206B

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.

Helicopter had complete power loss, autorotated successfully. Engine failure due to clogged oil nozzle.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS, AUTOROTATED SUCCESSFULLY. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CLOGGED OIL NOZZLE.

Other reports on N5002E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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