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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L1 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · August 16, 1989

Date
August 16, 1989 · 16:50 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Airport
Eugene Island
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1067C
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,709 total4,473 in this make and model174 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.

Vibration on takeoff. NR2 engine failure. Single engine to shore. Compressor blade failure.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF. NR2 ENGINE FAILURE. SINGLE ENGINE TO SHORE. COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE.