# Incident 19881121065839I: Bell 412, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, November 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1988, 15:05 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N3909F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3909F-2013-04-08) (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
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,394 total, 7,366 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/19881121065839I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM CENTER CONSOLE FOLLOWED BY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. BELLCRANK CHAFFING ON WIRE

## Other reports on N3909F (1)

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

- [Accident 19910826036769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036769A), Aug 26, 1991: Bell 412 (N3909F), Gardenbanks Blk, LA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Tail rotor drive shaft hanger bearing failed. Spun into water and rolled on landing. Improper bearing cleaning.

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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