# Accident 19831020055129A: Bell 212, Coos Bay, OR, October 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Coos Bay, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3704° N, 124.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3704&lon=-124.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,044 total, 710 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020055129A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP TO HOVER WITH FERTILIZER BUCKET ATTACHED. LONG LINE SNAGGED A SKID. LOST CONTROL. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA012), Oct 20, 1983: Bell 212 (N82W), Coos Bay, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20021122031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021122031969A), Nov 22, 2002: Bell 212 (N82W), Longview, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) During hover operation main rotor blades struck top of tree causing damage to both blades.

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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