# Accident 19801020057699A: Bell 212, Industry, CA, October 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Industry, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 34.0262° N, 117.9403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Industry, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0262&lon=-117.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83263-1989-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 13 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801020057699A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 LAX81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA007), Oct 20, 1980: Bell 212 (N83263), City Of Indust, CA, 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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