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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 212 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · June 18, 1991

Date
June 18, 1991 · 09:50 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3895U
Reported as
Bell 212
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,997 total3,347 in this make and model125 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.

Right lower engine cowling separated in flight. Unaware at time. Cowling broke loose from hinge at attach point.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT LOWER ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. UNAWARE AT TIME. COWLING BROKE LOOSE FROM HINGE AT ATTACH POINT.