# Incident 19890314026999I: Bell 204B, Long Beach, CA, March 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1989, 06:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Queensway Bay Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7549° N, 118.1950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Queensway Bay Heliport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7549&lon=-118.1950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AH-2012-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314026999I

## Narrative

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

LOUD SOUND IN FLIGHT. LANDED AT HELIPORT. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE COWLING MISSING. HAD A DEFECTIVE LATCH ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N204AH (3)

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

- [Incident 20091115024119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091115024119I), Nov 15, 2009: Bell 204B (N204AH), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot started aircraft to charge up battery, intended to taxi to wash rack. Decided to get out with engine running to get a bottle of water from his car.…
- [Incident 20081025851709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025851709I), Oct 25, 2008: Bell 204B (N204AH), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated after takeoff from ful he heard a loud sound and elected to land the helicopter back at ful. Inspection showed the engine cowling had…
- [Incident 19871211074629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211074629I), Dec 11, 1987: Bell 204B (N204AH), San Diego, CA. Engine temporarily lost power. Assumed compressor stall. Pilot released external load cable and landed.

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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