20040724017969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Patterson, LA · July 24, 2004

Date: July 24, 2004 · 07:25 local
Place: Patterson, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EGIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3195S
Reported as: Bell 206L3
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N3195SRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2018 · Bell 206L-3S/N 51136 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 24 July, 2004, a Bell helicopter, model 206-L3, N3185S, owned and operated by evergreen helicopters international, inc. (egia), experienced a loss of engine power while in cruise flight to reposition the helicopter to an offshore location. A successful emergency landing to the waters of the gulf of Mexico was accomplished. The commercially rated pilot and his one passenger were not injured. The helicopter sustained minor damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 24 JULY, 2004, A BELL HELICOPTER, MODEL 206-L3, N3185S, OWNED AND OPERATED BY EVERGREEN HELICOPTERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (EGIA), EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT TO REPOSITION THE HELICOPTER TO AN OFFSHORE LOCATION. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.