# Incident 19970406017329I: Bolkms BO105A, Houma, LA, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 09:15 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.5665° N, 90.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUMA-TERREBONNE (HUM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5665&lon=-90.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO105A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,006 total, 710 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406017329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE EXHAUST STACK DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE BASE FOR MAINTENANCE ACTION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND EXHAUST CLAMP BROKEN.

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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