33.9137° N, 98.4934° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1991 · 17:45 local
Place
Wichita Falls, TX
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RMXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N143CF
Reported as
Bell 222U
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,036 total160 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting to land on helicopter landing pad tail rotor blade struck an object.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HELICOPTER LANDING PAD TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN OBJECT.