# Accident 19801026058329A: Bell 212, Galveston, TX, October 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1980, 14:05 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16863 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,816 total, 409 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026058329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA007), Oct 26, 1980: Bell 212 (N16863), Galveston, TX, 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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