# Accident 19820922048529A: Bell 222, New York, NY, September 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1982, 17:20 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Pan Am Metroport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2772H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772H-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,620 total, 180 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922048529A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPARTED HELICOPTER, WALKED TO REAR 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 NYC82FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA230), Sep 22, 1982: Bell 222 (N2772H), New York, NY, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2772H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830218012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830218012879I), Feb 18, 1983: Bell 222 (N2772H), New York, NY, Minor damage. A wall-mounted styrofoam life preserver was drawn into main rotors during heliport landing.
- [Incident 19810420025629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420025629I), Apr 20, 1981: Bell 222 (N2772H), Kalaupapa, HI, Minor damage. Rotorcraft collided with wires enroute. Severed wires. Minor damage to craft.

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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