# Incident 20090430007019I: Bell 222U, Palm Springs, CA, April 30, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2009, 18:55 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Jacqueline Cochran Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 33.6267° N, 116.1597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACQUELINE COCHRAN RGNL (TRM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6267&lon=-116.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911ED-2009-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,300 total, 60 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090430007019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE THE PILOT WAS (GROUND) SERVICING THE OXYGEN SYSTEM ON THE HELICOPTER, THE CABIN OXYGEN SERVICING CONNECTOR BROKE FREE, THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE FORWARD CABIN OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE FORWARD CABIN WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE BEFORE THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  NOTE: COMPANY PROCEDURES ALLOW PILOTS TO SERVICE OXYGEN SYSTEMS.

## Other reports on N911ED (2)

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

- [Incident 19900513020999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513020999I), May 13, 1990: Bell 222U (N911ED), Des Moines, IA. NR1 hydraulic warning light on. Precautionary landing. Hose attaching to t fitting on hydraulic system came loose.
- [Incident 19890701036349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701036349I), Jul 1, 1989: Bell 222U (N911ED), Des Moines, IA. NR1 hydraulic failure en route. Diverted to Des Moines. Hydraulic line chaffed through on cowling.

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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