# Incident 19950215011679I: Bell 206L4, Venice, LA, February 15, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Venice
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N7077B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7077B-2004-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,675 total, 5,154 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950215011679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE TORQUE GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 70% AND 78%, ACCOMPANIED BY A YAWING LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS OCCURRED AT 10- TO 15- SECOND INTERVALS UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL AND GOVERNOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL FOLLOW.

## Other reports on N7077B (1)

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

- [Accident 20020323005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020323005429A), Mar 23, 2002: Bell 206L4 (N7077B), Gomex, EI, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) During takeoff from an offshore, the aircraft lost control and impacted the water and sank.

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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