# Incident 20020622014629I: Bell 206B, June 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2002, 13:18 local time
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2763N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763N-2012-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622014629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2002, A BELL 206B3 TAILNUMBER N2763N, LANDED OVERWATER AFTER EXPERIENCING A POWER LOSS WHILE FLYING BETWEEN ST. CROIX, USVI AND BUCK ISLAND. THE HELICOPTER IS EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS CAUSED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY REPORT INDICATES A COMPRESSOR STAGE FAILURE. FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD RECOVERED BY THE COAST GUARD. HELICOPTER WAS TOWED TO SHORE. ENGINE REMOVED FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N2763N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880502032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502032779I), May 2, 1988: Bell 206B (N2763N), Galveston, TX. Lost power on approach to off shore platform. Autorotated to water landing. Cause of problem could not be found.

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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