# Incident 19821220070899I: Bell 214ST, Northway, AK, December 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1982, 09:08 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9617° N, 141.9372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northway, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9617&lon=-141.9372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5736X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5736X-2011-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214ST (registry code 1182106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214st) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7 series (registry code 30030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214ST
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 260 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220070899I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CONTROL LOST AFTER TAKEOFF.NR1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED.VEERED LEFT INTO A SNOWBANK ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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