# Accident 19851017054319A: Bell 222, Charenton, LA, October 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Charenton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.8803° N, 91.4702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8803&lon=-91.4702&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
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101650C2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,194 total, 1,618 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851017054319A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED BY SEVERE INFLIGHT VIBRATION, BUT LANDED SAFELY. MECHANIC FORGOT TO SAFETY NUT ON SWASH PLATE DRIVE LINK.

## 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 FTW86FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA016), Oct 17, 1985: Bell 222A (N5013H), Charenton, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5013H (1)

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

- [Incident 19850711038079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711038079I), Jul 11, 1985: Bell 222 (N5013H), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. At the completion of a pedal turn to face gate, tail rotor blades struck fence.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.