# Accident 19821218064369A: Bell 214B, Randle, WA, December 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1982, 02:00 local time
- Place: Randle, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4699° N, 121.8195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4699&lon=-121.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244PH-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B (registry code 1182100, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,331 total, 1 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218064369A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A FOGBANK SHORTLY AFTER A NIGHT TAKEOFF. IMPACTED A FOG-OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE. MISJUDGED RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA83FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA033), Dec 18, 1982: Bell 214B (N244PH), Near Randle, WA, 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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