# Accident 19820422010639A: Bell 212, Intracoastal Ci, LA, April 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1982, 13:07 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.9708° N, 92.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9708&lon=-92.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5752W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,383 total, 426 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010639A

## Narrative

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

LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN REAR. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ROLLED OVER AFTER WATER LANDING. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE HAD FAILED

## 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 FTW82FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA145), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 212 (N5752W), Intracoastal Ci, LA, destroyed, 2 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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