# Incident 20020131006789I: Bell 222U, Hermosa, SD, January 31, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2002, 10:51 local time
- Place: Hermosa, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8413° N, 103.1895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermosa, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8413&lon=-103.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587MG-2013-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020131006789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS HELICOPTER WAS PARTICIPATING IN PRACTICE DISASTER DRILL WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MT RUSHMORE AND PENNINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. AT LEVEL FLIGHT OVER MT RUSHMORE 5500 FEET THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW VERIFIED THE FAILURE. AN ATTEMPT AT RESTART FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS RETURNING TO RAPID CITY REGIONAL, BUT DECIDED TO COMPLETE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD 12 MILES SOUTH AND 5 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 79 SOUTH OF RAPID CITY. AIRCRAFT NOT DAMAGED.

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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