# Incident 19890826054989I: Bell 212, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 12:30 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: N5010F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5010F-2002-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 3,036 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826054989I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION DURING CRUISE. LANDED SAFELY. HANGAR ASSEMBLY UNDER COMBINING GEARBOX HAD DETERIORATED. BRACKET BROKEN.

## Other reports on N5010F (1)

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

- [Incident 19881108066499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108066499I), Nov 8, 1988: Bell 212 (N5010F), New Iberia, LA. Simulated climbout with one engine at idle. Other engine quit. Entered autorotation and recovered. Cause unknown.

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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