# Incident 19871211074629I: Bell 204B, San Diego, CA, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 07:40 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ILFL
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AH-2012-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211074629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE TEMPORARILY LOST POWER. ASSUMED COMPRESSOR STALL.  PILOT RELEASED EXTERNAL LOAD CABLE AND LANDED.

## Other reports on N204AH (3)

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

- [Incident 20091115024119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091115024119I), Nov 15, 2009: Bell 204B (N204AH), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot started aircraft to charge up battery, intended to taxi to wash rack. Decided to get out with engine running to get a bottle of water from his car.…
- [Incident 20081025851709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025851709I), Oct 25, 2008: Bell 204B (N204AH), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated after takeoff from ful he heard a loud sound and elected to land the helicopter back at ful. Inspection showed the engine cowling had…
- [Incident 19890314026999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314026999I), Mar 14, 1989: Bell 204B (N204AH), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Loud sound in flight. Landed at heliport. Found right engine cowling missing. Had a defective latch assembly.

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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