# Accident 19820416009879A: Bell 222, Hinton, OK, April 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1982, 08:12 local time
- Place: Hinton, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5053° N, 98.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5053&lon=-98.3551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2152J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650C3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,126 total, 224 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416009879A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BROKE UP DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. SWASHPLATE DRIVE LINK Y P/N 222010460101.

## 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 FTW82FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA132), Apr 16, 1982: Bell 222 (N2152J), Hinton, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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