# Incident 19881105062659I: Bell 222U, Salt Lake City, UT, November 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222UH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222UH-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222UT (registry code 1182148, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222ut) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,190 total, 530 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105062659I

## Narrative

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

NR1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. LOSS OF POWER TO TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. EMERGENCY LANDING. CHAFFED LINE CAUSED FLUID LOSS

## Other reports on N222UH (3)

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

- [Accident 19980111000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980111000249A), Jan 11, 1998: Bell 222UT (N222UH), Sandy, UT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.4)The hospital helicopter was dispatched to transport a skier, who had been injured in an avalanche. Snow was not falling when the helicopter departed the…
- [Incident 19920628054889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628054889I), Jun 28, 1992: Bell 222U (N222UH), Scipio, UT, Minor damage. Encountered clear air turbulence on descent to pick up patient. Damage to aircraft found after return to base.
- [Incident 19910530032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910530032919I), May 30, 1991: Bell 222U (N222UH), Draper, UT, Minor damage. Landed at night on road. Trucks providing landing light. For rescue operation. Damaged tail rotor on sign.

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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