# Accident 19851024057709A: Bell 222U, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N3194M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3194M-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222U (registry code 1182140, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,867 total, 317 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024057709A

## Narrative

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

SKID HIT HELIPAD FENCE, BLADES HIT TANK VALVE. EXPLOSION, FIRE. ENGINE TURBINE BLADES BROKEN. OVERGROSS BY 387 LBS.

## 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 FTW86MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86MA018), Oct 24, 1985: Bell 222UT (N3194M), East Cameron, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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