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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 214ST · Intracoastal Ci, LA · July 11, 1993

Date: July 11, 1993 · 06:24 local
Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2091E
Reported as: Bell 214ST
People aboard: 15
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,049 total956 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bright flash in cockpit. Electrical malfunction. Electrical damage to instruments. Suspect lightning strike.

As the FAA filed it

BRIGHT FLASH IN COCKPIT. ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO INSTRUMENTS. SUSPECT LIGHTNING STRIKE.