Preliminary Reports
Six Escape Cascading In-flight Emergencies, Agusta AW139, Sept. 24, 2022, Houma, Louisiana
Both pilots and all four passengers were able to evacuate the aircraft without injury after the crew successfully managed a series of equipment failures that first filled the cockpit with smoke, then obstructed operation of the flight controls while simultaneously rendering engine controls inoperative, leaving both engines running at maximum continuous power. The Part 135 charter flight was just seven minutes from landing at Houma Airport in Louisiana when the smell of burning plastic was noticed throughout the helicopter. Initially, no smoke was apparent, there were no caution lights or abnormal instrument indications, and flight characteristics remained normal. The pilots turned off the air-conditioning in case that was the source of the smell.
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