# Accident 19810823051089A: Bell 212, Kenai, AK, August 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1981, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N392EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N392EH-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT DUE TO FUEL PUMP SHAFT FAILURE. ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY ON NIGHT WATER LANDING. SEVERE IMPACT.

## 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 ANC81FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA098), Aug 23, 1981: Bell 212 (N392EH), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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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