# Incident 19810424029629I: Bell 212, Lake Charles, LA, April 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29AL-2011-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,415 total, 200 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424029629I

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST CAUSED ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE TAIL BOOM DURING ENGINE START ATTEMPT.

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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