# Incident 20100722040469I: Sikorsky SH-3H, Long Beach, CA, July 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2010, 12:39 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950SB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY SH-3H
- Reported engine: GE T58 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other 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/20100722040469I

## Narrative

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

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT SIKORSKY, N950SB, MODEL SH-3H  WAS ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT IN THE LONG BEACH HARBOR AREA. DURING THE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE CREW REPORTED THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE NO. #2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN.  SECONDS LATER, THE MAINTENANCE CREW NOTICED OIL WAS FLOWING INTO THE CABIN.  THE FLIGHT CREW MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITH ONE ENGINE OPERATING AT THE LONG BEACH POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL'S BASEBALL FIELD WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER AND NO INJURIES.

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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