29.5786° N, 90.7079° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1988 · 17:30 local
Place
Houma, LA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N3217E
Reported as
Bell 222U
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101750C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,372 total489 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Oil pressure fluctuation on NR1 engine. Master caution panel and oil pressure caution lights on. Shut down engine.
As the FAA filed it
OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION ON NR1 ENGINE. MASTER CAUTION PANEL AND OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHTS ON. SHUT DOWN ENGINE.