# Accident 19830610025069A: Bell 212, Goleta, CA, June 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1983, 00:18 local time
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59636-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,328 total, 460 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610025069A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION ON APPROACH TO RIG PLATFORM. REDUCED POWER. HIT WATER WITHOUT ARMING FLOATS. ROLLED AND SANK.

## 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 LAX83FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA277), Jun 10, 1983: Bell 212 (N59636), Goleta, CA, substantial damage, 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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