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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · July 28, 1990

Date
July 28, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2277T
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,744 total6,067 in this make and model106 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.

Engine went to underspeed and low RPM warning. Automated to water. Floats tore loose. Bendix governor faulty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE WENT TO UNDERSPEED AND LOW RPM WARNING. AUTOMATED TO WATER. FLOATS TORE LOOSE. BENDIX GOVERNOR FAULTY.

Other reports on N2277T · 3

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