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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 222 · Block 397, LA · July 3, 1984

Date
July 3, 1984
Place
Block 397, LA
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N222PV
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA299
Reported as
Bell 222
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101750C1
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,556 total19 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was substantially damaged when plastic sheets blew into tail rotor during landing on oil platform.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN PLASTIC SHEETS BLEW INTO TAIL ROTOR DURING LANDING ON OIL PLATFORM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.