# Incident 19881108066499I: Bell 212, New Iberia, LA, November 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5010F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5010F-2002-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,782 total, 686 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108066499I

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED CLIMBOUT WITH ONE ENGINE AT IDLE. OTHER ENGINE QUIT. ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND RECOVERED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N5010F (1)

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

- [Incident 19890826054989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826054989I), Aug 26, 1989: Bell 212 (N5010F), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Vibration during cruise. Landed safely. Hangar assembly under combining gearbox had deteriorated. Bracket broken.

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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