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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 212 · Galveston, TX · October 26, 1980

Date
October 26, 1980 · 14:05 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16863
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA007
Reported as
Bell 212
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6T3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,816 total409 in this make and model228 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost one engine & pilot attempted emergency landing downwind. Helicopter hit hard with forward motion.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ONE ENGINE & PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING DOWNWIND. HELICOPTER HIT HARD WITH FORWARD MOTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.