# Accident 19820821040679A: Bell 206B, Port Mansfield, TX, August 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1982, 12:00 local time
- Place: Port Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 26.4694° N, 97.7791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4694&lon=-97.7791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208EH-1984-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 1,562 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040679A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX SEPARATED IN FLIGHT, HELICOPER AUTOROTATED INTO WATER.

## 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 FTW82DA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA342), Aug 21, 1982: Bell 206B (N208EH), Port Mansfield, TX, substantial 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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