# Incident 19950104005849I: Bell 412, Venice, LA, January 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1995, 13:45 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Venice
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22608-2011-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,537 total, 3,989 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950104005849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMING TO A HOVER, WHILE TURNING TOWARD THE LANDING PAD, THE NO. 2 ENGINE N1 SURGED MOMENTARILY TO ABOUT 95 PERCENT, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD, AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A COMPRESSOR-STALL INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE BLEED VALVE ON THE NO. 2 ENGINE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N22608 (3)

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

- [Incident 19961005043079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005043079I), Oct 5, 1996: Bell 412 (N22608), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Narrative: the pilot experienced a torque split; five minutes later, the no. 2 engine chip light came on. The pilot landed on the nearest platform.
- [Incident 19950330013259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950330013259I), Mar 30, 1995: Bell 412 (N22608), Venice, LA. During taxi for takeoff antitorque pedals failed. Returned. Yaw channel control transducer sticking. Cleaned lubed.
- [Incident 19880904062099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904062099I), Sep 4, 1988: Bell 412 (N22608), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Sparks and fumes from windshield centerpost. Helicopter suffered minor damage.

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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