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Incident

FAA incident report · Bolkms BO105CBS · Phoenix, AZ · August 24, 1995

Date
August 24, 1995 · 18:23 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N7062X
Reported as
Bolkms BO105CBS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,722 total4,784 in this make and model32 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.

Narrative: on August 24, 1995, at 1823, an mbb BO-105 helicopter owned by petroleum helicopters, inc., departed for a scene call. Smoke began filling the cabin after the pilot turned on the environmental control unit (ecu). The ecu was turned off and the cabin cleared. This occurred on a passenger/cargo flight. Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. There was no damage to aircraft or injury to personnel. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated at granite reef heliport on August 24, 1995, at 1823.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 24, 1995, AT 1823, AN MBB BO-105 HELICOPTER OWNED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC., DEPARTED FOR A SCENE CALL. SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE CABIN AFTER THE PILOT TURNED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT (ECU). THE ECU WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CABIN CLEARED. THIS OCCURRED ON A PASSENGER/CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PERSONNEL. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GRANITE REEF HELIPORT ON AUGUST 24, 1995, AT 1823.