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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · November 24, 1989

Date: November 24, 1989 · 07:30 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Aircraft: N2270G
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250B*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,379 total268 in this make and model268 in the last 90 days

N2270GRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2003 · Bell 206BS/N 3610 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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.

Engine failed. Landed successfully on water. Second third stage compressor wheel failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON WATER. SECOND THIRD STAGE COMPRESSOR WHEEL FAILED.