# Incident 19830202012749I: Bell 212, Las Cruces, CA, February 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1983, 09:15 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, CA
- Airport: Gaviota Peak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PERA
- Location: 34.5080° N, 120.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5080&lon=-120.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16754, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16754-1995-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830202012749I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AFTER LANDING CAUSED MAIN ROTORS TO STRIKE TAIL BOOM DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

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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