19951101045109I

Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 214ST · Venice, LA · November 1, 1995

Date
November 1, 1995 · 10:00 local
Place
Venice, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N3897N
Reported as
Bell 214ST
Reported engine
GE CT72A
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,938 total1,035 in this make and model206 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 November 1, 1995, at 1000 CST, a Bell 214st helicopter, N3897N, operated by petroleum helicopters, inc. (phi), was in level cruise flight when the no. 2 hydraulic system lost pressure. The pilot returned to the Venice, Louisiana, base without further incident. There was no further damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the passengers or crew. The flight was conducted in accordance with phi's air taxi certificate HEEA617E under visual flight rules with a company flight plan and flight following procedures. The pilots' records were examined and both pilots were found to be properly certificated with current medical examinations. The flight originated at phi's base in Venice, Louisiana, on November 1, 1995, at 0945 CST subsequent inspection by phi maintenance personnel revealed that the no. 2 high pressure hydraulic hose ruptured. The hose was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 1, 1995, AT 1000 CST, A BELL 214ST HELICOPTER, N3897N, OPERATED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. (PHI), WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE NO. 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE VENICE, LOUISIANA, BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHI'S AIR TAXI CERTIFICATE HEEA617E UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WITH A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN AND FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES. THE PILOTS' RECORDS WERE EXAMINED AND BOTH PILOTS WERE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED WITH CURRENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PHI'S BASE IN VENICE, LOUISIANA, ON NOVEMBER 1, 1995, AT 0945 CST SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY PHI MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE NO. 2 HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE RUPTURED. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.