# Accident 19860126001349A: Bell 222U, La Habra, CA, January 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1986, 05:25 local time
- Place: La Habra, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HRUA
- Location: 33.9394° N, 117.9496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9394&lon=-117.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3177G-2012-09-11) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,199 total, 60 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860126001349A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT SEE THIRD CABLE IN TIME TO AVOID A STRIKE. TAIL ROTOR AND GEARBOX SEPARATED. MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX86LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA098), Jan 26, 1986: Bell 222UT (N3177G), La Habra, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3177G (1)

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

- [Accident 19831210060429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210060429A), Dec 10, 1983: Bell 222U (N3177G), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Helicopter tail rotor struck aircraft as helicopter made 90 degree hovering turn.

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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