29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 27, 1994 · 07:38 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Brazoria
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3178K
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,584 total292 in this make and model18 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.
Battery compartment door came open during landing. Antenna on door punched hole in windshield.
As the FAA filed it
BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR CAME OPEN DURING LANDING.ANTENNA ON DOOR PUNCHED HOLE IN WINDSHIELD.