# Incident 20111201029769I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Intercoastal Ci, LA, December 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Intercoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 28.4247° N, 92.8750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4247&lon=-92.8750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435PH-2014-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111201029769I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TOOK OFF FROM GULF OF MEXICO OIL PLATFORM EC278-C ENROUTE TO EC261. THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOUD WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND A LARGE LEFT YAW. PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL AUTO-ROTATION WATER LANDING ON THE SKID-FLOATS WITH NO DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER.

## 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 CEN12IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA096), Dec 1, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N435PH), Gulf Of Mexico, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the compressor section No. 2 bearing due to false brinnelling and fatigue.

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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