# Incident 20081025851709I: Bell 204B, Fullerton, CA, October 25, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2008, 09:50 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AH-2012-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025851709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FUL HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND ELECTED TO LAND THE HELICOPTER BACK AT FUL.  INSPECTION SHOWED THE ENGINE COWLING HAD DEPARTED THE HELICOPTER.  FULLERTON POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THE COWLING WAS LOCATED IN THE BACKYARD OF A RESIDENCE IN THE LOCAL AREA.  WHEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED THE PREFLIGHT AND NOTED NO IRREGULARITIES.  COWLING AND LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE HELICOPTER HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N204AH (3)

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

- [Incident 20091115024119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091115024119I), Nov 15, 2009: Bell 204B (N204AH), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot started aircraft to charge up battery, intended to taxi to wash rack. Decided to get out with engine running to get a bottle of water from his car.…
- [Incident 19890314026999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314026999I), Mar 14, 1989: Bell 204B (N204AH), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Loud sound in flight. Landed at heliport. Found right engine cowling missing. Had a defective latch assembly.
- [Incident 19871211074629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211074629I), Dec 11, 1987: Bell 204B (N204AH), San Diego, CA. Engine temporarily lost power. Assumed compressor stall. Pilot released external load cable and landed.

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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