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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 212 · Patterson, LA · October 17, 1981

Date: October 17, 1981 · 07:00 local
Place: Patterson, LA
Airport: Patterson
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ALGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N68AL
Reported as: Bell 212
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,094 total528 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

N68ALRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 1985 · Bell Helicopter Textron 212S/N 30811 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 212

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine cowling inspection door came off on takeoff because it was not properly fastened. Pilot returned to pad.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE COWLING INSPECTION DOOR CAME OFF ON TAKEOFF BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED. PILOT RETURNED TO PAD.

Other reports on N68AL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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