19881206069039I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 214ST · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · December 6, 1988

Date
December 6, 1988 · 06:50 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2091E
Reported as
Bell 214ST
Reported engine
GE CT72A
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,958 total1,635 in this make and model234 in the last 90 days

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

NR1 engine chip light on and then failure. Returned. Engine had internal failure.

As the FAA filed it

NR1 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ON AND THEN FAILURE. RETURNED. ENGINE HAD INTERNAL FAILURE.