# Accident 19800608019609A: Bell 212, Intracoastal Ci, LA, June 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1980, 09:35 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Airport: Icy
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68AL-1985-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 212 (registry code 1182153, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,277 total, 993 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608019609A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPLANED, THEN WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR. PILOT IN AIRCRAFT WAITING FOR COOL DOWN ENGINE PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN.

## 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 FTW80DA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA084), Jun 8, 1980: Bell 212 (N68AL), Intracstl City, LA, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N68AL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811017077579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017077579I), Oct 17, 1981: Bell 212 (N68AL), Patterson, LA, Minor damage. Engine cowling inspection door came off on takeoff because it was not properly fastened. Pilot returned to pad.

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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