# Accident 19830711029449A: Bell 212, Eugene Island, LA, July 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1983, 11:35 local time
- Place: Eugene Island, LA
- Airport: Block 206a
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N16989, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16989-1991-05-30) (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: 10,822 total, 1,467 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711029449A

## Narrative

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

TAILBOOM STRUCK A CRANE WHILE SWINGING TAIL IN A HOVER TO REPOSITION HELICOPTER ON THE LANDING PAD.

## 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 FTW83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA327), Jul 11, 1983: Bell 212 (N16989), Eugene Island, substantial 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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