# Incident 19870605046779I: Bell 212, Amelia, LA, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Amelia, LA
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.6632° N, 91.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6632&lon=-91.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AL-1994-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,897 total, 4,337 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605046779I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERSPEED DURING ATTEMPT TO GO TO IDLE. FOUND FUEL CONTROL BLEED PORTS CONTAINED FLAKY CORROSION DEPOSITS.

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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