# Accident 19840703029849A: Bell 222, Block 397, LA, July 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1984
- Place: Block 397, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N222PV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,556 total, 19 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703029849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW84LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA299), Jul 3, 1984: Bell 222UT (N222PV), E Brake Blk 397, 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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