# Incident 19980618026549I: Bell 222U, Fargo, ND, June 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1998, 12:35 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: St Lukes Hospital Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 46.8836° N, 96.7856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Luke's Hospital Heliport (ND48), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8836&lon=-96.7856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6992, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6992-2015-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618026549I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE PERFORMING A RUN UP AFTER MAINTENANCE OF THE AIR CYCLE UNIT. DURING THE RUN UP THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE PILOT A TEST FLIGHT WAS NECESSARY. AFTER TEST FLIGHT, THE RIGHT SIDE COWL WAS FOUND DAMAGED ALONG WITH BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6992 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970826034519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826034519I), Aug 26, 1997: N6992, Hawley, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: the helicopter struck a wire while on approach to a car accident site. A medical crew member saw the wire and shouted "wire". The pilot initiated a…

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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