# Incident 19810717058219I: Bell 222, Midland, TX, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1072F-1992-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717058219I

## Narrative

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

ZA OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION. REPLACED FRAHM DAMPER P/N 222-706-203-101 DUE TO A CRACKED BRACKET.

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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