# Incident 19950517028799I: Bell 412, Sabine, TX, May 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1995, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sabine, TX
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7199° N, 93.8716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7199&lon=-93.8716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3893N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893N-2011-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,233 total, 3,146 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517028799I

## Narrative

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

PULLING PITCH TO LIFT TO HOVER. NEEDLES SPLIT. ABORTED. REPLACED GOVERNOR ON NR2 ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3893N (2)

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

- [Incident 19950504018629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950504018629I), May 4, 1995: Bell 412 (N3893N), Sabine, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 4, 1995, at 5:41 am, Bell helicopter, model 412, N3893N, operated by petroleum helicopters, inc. (phi), was en route to an offshore platform…
- [Incident 19941125047769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125047769I), Nov 25, 1994: Bell 412 (N3893N), Lafayette, LA. During hover for takeoff lost NR1 engine max power 85 percent. N1 increasing. Shutdown. Governor fuel control.

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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