# Incident 19911024058029I: Bell 222U, Wichita Falls, TX, October 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143CF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,036 total, 160 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911024058029I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HELICOPTER LANDING PAD TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN OBJECT.

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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