# Incident 19870427046399I: Bell 222B, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, April 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1987, 20:15 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
- Airport: Allaire Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BJAA
- Location: 40.1797° N, 74.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belmar, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1797&lon=-74.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427046399I

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LANDED DUE TO A SMOKING LIGHT RHEOSTAT. AFTER SWITCH WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE, PILOT CONTINUED.

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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