# Incident 19811017077579I: Bell 212, Patterson, LA, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 07:00 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Patterson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68AL-1985-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 212 (registry code 1182153, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,094 total, 528 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017077579I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19800608019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608019609A), Jun 8, 1980: Bell 212 (N68AL), Intracoastal Ci, LA, 1 fatal. Passenger deplaned, then walked into tail rotor. Pilot in aircraft waiting for cool down engine prior to shutdown.

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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