# Incident 19980513040989I: Bell 407, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, May 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N403PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403PH-1999-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C47M
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 950 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513040989I

## Narrative

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

(-5)A HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED THE ILLUMINATION OF SEVERAL CAUTION LIGHTS ON THE CAUTION PANEL WITH NO NOTICE OF YAW OR DECREASE IN ENGINE NOISE. THE THROTTLE WAS ROLLED OFF TO PREVENT AN OVERSPEED WHILE CHECKING AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND GAUGES.  ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE FADEC SYSTEM HAD FAILED,  THE PILOT ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND, ADJUSTED CONTROLS, ARMED AND POPPED THE FLOATS, AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WATER.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A POLARITY SENSITIVE 22 MICRO FARAD TANTALUM CAPACITOR, PN M39003/09-0254, ON THE POWER SUPPLY BOARD WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS.

## Other reports on N403PH (1)

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

- [Accident 19981005028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028229A), Oct 5, 1998: Bell 407 (N403PH), Substantial damage. Petroleum helicopters collided in mid air with N5792H, a tex air helicopter, N403PH has substantial damage and pilot has minor inj.g (-23) while level a cruise…

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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