# Incident 19820302001479I: Bell 212, Corpus Christi, TX, March 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1982, 09:15 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Mustang A-111
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1080S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1080S-1991-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302001479I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER LEFT BAGGAGE AREA TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IDLING HELICOPTER. BACKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.                .

## 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 FTW82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA076), Mar 2, 1982: Bell 12 (N1080S), Mustang Blk A11, no 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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