# Incident 19870420058369I: Bell 222U, Oxford, MS, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Oxford, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JPBA
- Location: 34.3496° N, 89.5194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3496&lon=-89.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222HX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222HX-2011-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420058369I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 1 ENGINE FAILURE.  SAFE LANDING. POWER TURBINE WHEEL FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA141), Apr 20, 1987: Bell 222U (N222HX), Oxford, MS, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N222HX (1)

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

- [Incident 19920304015899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920304015899I), Mar 4, 1992: Bell 222U (N222HX), Arlington, TN, Minor damage. Hydraulic system fail light on. Precautionary low speed run on landing in field. Struck a concealed hump in ground.

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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