# Accident 19740820033989A: Bell 212, Red Hill, NM, August 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1974
- Place: Red Hill, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 34.2187° N, 108.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Hill, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2187&lon=-108.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83033, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83033-1999-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,267 total, 440 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820033989A

## Narrative

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

T/R DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING FAILED.

## 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 DEN75DQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA11), Aug 20, 1974: Bell 212 (N83033), Red Hill, NM, substantial damage

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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