# Incident 20020105001919I: Bell 206L1, Beeville, TX, January 5, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2002, 21:30 local time
- Place: Beeville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: H7FA
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2135Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2135Y-2007-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020105001919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, N2135Y RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER A POWER LOSS OCCURRED. PITCH PULL ON THE AUTOROTATION WAS HIGH, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKID GEAR, A MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND A TAIL ROTOR BLADE. N2135Y IS A BELL 206 L-1 HELICOPTER REGISTERED TO HOUSTON HELICOPTERS AND OPERATED BY HALO FLIGHT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE ATP RATED PILOT, PARAMEDIC AND NURSE WERE NOT INJURED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT FURTHER INJURED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT WAS FLIGHT FOLLOWING THROUGH THE COMPANY DISPATCHER FOR THE 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT. THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER HAS CONDUCTED A TEAR DOWN AND FUEL HAS BEEN SENT FOR ANALYSIS. THOSE REPORTS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N2135Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19921020049749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921020049749I), Oct 20, 1992: Bell 206L1 (N2135Y), Corpus Christi, TX. Bird strike in engine. Had compressor stall. Performed a precautionary landing.

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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