# Incident 19880817057809I: Bell 412, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, August 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1988, 16:20 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N2261D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2261D-2011-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 (registry code 52102, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,149 total, 4,712 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817057809I

## Narrative

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

NR1 GENERATOR FAILED. NR2 VHF RADIO INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL SPARKING. WIRE BUNDLE DAMAGED.

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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