# Incident 19950621018469I: Bell 222U, Des Moines, IA, June 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1995, 00:18 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274SM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95IA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621018469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MERCY HOSPITAL AT DES MOINES, IA, ENROUTE TO ATLANTIC, IA, TO PICK UP A PATIENT. AT 1700 FEET, IN LEVEL FLIGHT, THE PILOT FELT A YAW AND OBSERVED THE LEFT ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE PILOT SECURED THE FAILED ENGINE AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHILE ON BASE TO RWY 13, THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT ARMED AND FIRED THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NEITHER FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. BOTH SQUIBS INTACT. N1 COMPRESSOR IS FROZEN, POWER TURBINE TURNS FREELY. NO METAL ON MAG PLUGS. TRANSITION DUCT IS COLLAPSED ON INSIDE. HELO IS BEING TRUCKED TO DENVER, CO, FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL REMAIN OPEN PENDING ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND EVALUATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95IA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA189), Jun 21, 1995: Bell 222UT (N274SM), Des Moines, IA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: delamination of the left engine air inlet duct.

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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