# Accident 19920607018429A: Bell 222, Mariposa, CA, June 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1992, 07:19 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUCA
- Location: 37.4905° N, 120.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4905&lon=-120.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5007L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5007L-1997-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650C3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607018429A

## Narrative

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

HAD NR2 ENGINE PROBLEM.ATTEMPTED FERRY FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE.NR2 ENGINE OVER TEMP ON TAKEOFF,CRASH LANDED,HIT TREE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA237), Jun 7, 1992: Bell 222 (N5007L), Mariposa, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DECISION TO TAKEOFF AND FLY WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY IN ONE OF THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINES.

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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