FAA incident report · Bell 412 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · August 17, 1988
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR1 generator failed. NR2 VHF radio inoperative. Overhead circuit breaker panel sparking. Wire bundle damaged.
NR1 GENERATOR FAILED. NR2 VHF RADIO INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL SPARKING. WIRE BUNDLE DAMAGED.