# Accident 19831210060429A: Bell 222U, Albuquerque, NM, December 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1983, 08:12 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0389° N, 106.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0389&lon=-106.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3177G-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,285 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210060429A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR STRUCK AIRCRAFT AS HELICOPTER MADE 90 DEGREE HOVERING TURN.

## 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 FTW84LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA090), Dec 10, 1983: Bell 222U (N3177G), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3177G (1)

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

- [Accident 19860126001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860126001349A), Jan 26, 1986: Bell 222U (N3177G), La Habra, CA, Substantial damage. Did not see third cable in time to avoid a strike. Tail rotor and gearbox separated. Medical evacuation flight.

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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