# Incident 20060904027729I: Bell 212, Happy Camp, CA, September 4, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2006, 15:50 local time
- Place: Happy Camp, CA
- Airport: Happy Camp Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7906° N, 123.3889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7906&lon=-123.3889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873HL-2024-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6 series (registry code 52033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06TA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060904027729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD THE PILOT SMELLED WHAT HE BELIEVED AT THE TIME TO BE SOMETHING BURNING. AS THE SMELL WORSENED, HE THEN RECEIVED A #2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT PULLED THE #2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE, DROPPED THE LONG LINE, RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. A POST LANDING EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED THAT A PUNCTURE FROM THE INSIDE OUT IN THE HOT SECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE WAS ALLOWING HOT GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX06TA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA284), Sep 4, 2006: Bell 212 (N873HL), Happy Camp, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of compressor second stage stator vane for undetermined reasons while maneuvering.

## Other reports on N873HL (1)

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

- [Accident 20230909010609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230909010609A), Sep 9, 2023: Bell 212 (N873HL), Balch Camp, CA, Destroyed. While slowing the aircraft to do firefighting water drop operations, at approximately 100 ft AGL, due to unknown reasons, the aircraft settled and the main…

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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