# Accident 19840901045259A: Bell 222, Knoxville, TN, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 17:15 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22299-1988-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,564 total, 3 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045259A

## Narrative

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

STARTED CLIMB FROM A HOVER BUT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. LOW ROTOR LIGHT ON. STRUCK AUTOS LANDING ON A ROAD.

## 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 ATL84FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA277), Sep 1, 1984: Bell 222 (N22299), Knoxville, TN, destroyed

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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