# Incident 20050722014799I: Bell 205A1, Storm Lake, IA, July 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2005, 15:45 local time
- Place: Storm Lake, IA
- Airport: Storm Lake Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BHHL
- Location: 42.5972° N, 95.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STORM LAKE MUNI (SLB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5972&lon=-95.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2773H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2773H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050722014799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A HELICOPTER OPERATED BY SUMMIT HELICOPTERS, INC. (BHHL) WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT WHEN THE NUMBER 2 HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT THEN BEGAN A DESCENT AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT STORM LAKE, IA (SLB). THE NEXT DAY SUMMIT HELICOPTERS, INC. SENT PART, AN O-RING, REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO SERVICE. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

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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