# Incident 19781221021469I: Bell 206BELL, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5002E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002E-2000-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206BELL
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221021469I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20000320023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000320023519A), Mar 20, 2000: Bell 206B (N5002E), Brazos 542, Destroyed. (.4)The pilot was maneuvering the helicopter to land on an offshore platform. He initially approached the platform from the north, heading into the wind, which…

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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