# Incident 19860705048249I: Bell 222U, Lake Charles, LA, July 5, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1986, 09:12 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- 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: N3217E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,334 total, 1,737 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705048249I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AT ACCIDENT SCENE, THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A ROTTEN FENCE POST. ROTOR BLADES CHANGED.

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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