# Incident 19881023062109I: Bell 412, Houma, LA, October 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.5665° N, 90.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUMA-TERREBONNE (HUM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5665&lon=-90.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2298Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2298Z-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6T series (registry code 61550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6t-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,758 total, 674 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023062109I

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE ILS LANDING ON GRASS. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT SUPPORT AIRCRAFT. HOVER TAXIED. CROSSTUBES HAD ROTATED AFT.

## Other reports on N2298Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19950330013269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950330013269I), Mar 30, 1995: Bell 412 (N2298Z), Morgan City, LA. Right antitorque pedal began moving four and aft. Returned to base. Antitorque rotor servo was replaced.

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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