# Accident 19841020059779A: Bell 222, Pascagoula, MS, October 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1984, 18:02 local time
- Place: Pascagoula, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 30.3601° N, 88.5563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pascagoula, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3601&lon=-88.5563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38929, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38929-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650C3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,984 total, 217 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020059779A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LIFTOFF FROM BARGE IN LARGE WAVES. BARGE PITCHED AND HIT HELICOPTER, MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM.

## 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 ATL85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA017), Oct 20, 1984: Bell 222 (N38929), Pascagoula, MS, 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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