# Accident 19810121008069A: Bell 222, Patterson, LA, January 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1981, 13:05 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5745B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,236 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121008069A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR HIT HELIPAD DURING LANDING & PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING HARD LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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