FAA incident report · Bell 412 · Palacios, TX · September 15, 1981
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
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In hover, aircraft turned into wind, hit oil rig leg. Heliport pad too small. NOTAM will limit size of aircraft.
IN HOVER, AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO WIND, HIT OIL RIG LEG. HELIPORT PAD TOO SMALL. NOTAM WILL LIMIT SIZE OF AIRCRAFT.