# Incident 19850711038079I: Bell 222, Lake Charles, LA, July 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1985, 07:41 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Texas Eastern
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5013H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013H-1999-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,163 total, 260 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711038079I

## Narrative

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

AT THE COMPLETION OF A PEDAL TURN TO FACE GATE, TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK FENCE.

## Other reports on N5013H (1)

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

- [Accident 19851017054319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851017054319A), Oct 17, 1985: Bell 222 (N5013H), Charenton, LA, Substantial damage. Damaged by severe inflight vibration, but landed safely. Mechanic forgot to safety nut on swash plate drive link.

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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