# Incident 19890309016869I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, March 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1989, 08:15 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N2275Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2275Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,542 total, 3,514 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309016869I

## Narrative

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

HIGH TURBINE TEMPERATURE AND POWER LOSS. FORCED LANDING IN GULF. COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE PROBABLE CAUSE.

## Other reports on N2275Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20110227010989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227010989I), Feb 27, 2011: Bell 206B (N2275Q), Arbuckle, CA, No damage. At 3AM in the morning while conducting frost control, the helicopter struck three high tension power lines. Wire cutters installed on the helicopter cut the…

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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