# Accident 19810616033292A: Bell 212, Angleton, TX, June 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1981, 15:25 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Bailes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.1651° N, 95.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAILES (7R9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1651&lon=-95.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64730 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,667 total, 425 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033292A

## Narrative

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

OVERTAKING AIRPLANE N19064. STRUCK AND SEVERED HELICOPTER'S TAIL ROTOR. BOTH AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N19064, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19810616033291A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616033291A)

## 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 FTW81DA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA107), Jun 16, 1981: Bell 212 (N64730), Angleton, TX, destroyed

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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