# Incident 19810318020839I: Bell 212, Galveston, TX, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 07:20 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N57480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57480-1985-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318020839I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SIDE COWL CAME OFF AND STRUCK RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INSTALLED TWO NEW FASTENERS.

## Other reports on N57480 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820821040069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040069A), Aug 21, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N57480), Hohokus, NJ, Substantial damage. Turbine assembly guide vane failed. Helicopter was substantially damaged in the hard autorotation landing.

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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