# Incident 19820930062029I: Bell 214ST, Intracoastal, LA, September 30, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1982, 07:45 local time
- Place: Intracoastal, LA
- Airport: Phi Icy Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.9707° N, 92.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9707&lon=-92.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2091E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214ST
- Reported engine: GE CT72
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82IA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930062029I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG IN FLIGHT AND VIBRATION. LANDED AT DESTINATION. UPPER LONGERON FITTING HAD BROKEN. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.

## 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 FTW82IA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA401), Sep 30, 1982: Bell 214ST (N2091E), Intracoastal Ci, LA, incident, minor 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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