# Incident 20050927025449I: Bell 212, Grand Isle, LA, September 27, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2005, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: Era Helicopter Fourchon Heliba
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UOGA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050927025449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BASE, COOL DOWN WAS COMPLETE AND AT SHUTDOWN THE FORWARD CROSS TUBE FAILED. HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION KIT NO INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.

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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