# Accident 19761017042139A: Bell 212, Casper, WY, October 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N398EH-2015-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 212 (registry code 1182153, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 (registry code 52102, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017042139A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTANT AND/OR UNRECOGNIZED ROTOR SYSTEM OVER SPEED. NO.4 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHFT CRIT. SPD. LOW

## 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 DEN77FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA005), Oct 17, 1976: Bell B-212 (N398EH), Casper, WY, 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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