# Accident 19920223003299A: Bell 214B1, Hobart Bay, AK, February 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hobart Bay, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ZRHL
- Location: 57.4052° N, 133.4132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4052&lon=-133.4132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814RM-1995-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 16,335 total, 7,811 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003299A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO STATIC ELECTRICITY ATTACHED 30 FOOT CABLE TO CARGO HOOK. HIT AIR POCKET, YAWED 90 DEGREE, CRASHED INTO TREES

## 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 ANC92FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA040), Feb 23, 1992: Bell 214B-1 (N814RM), Hobart Bay, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR AND 90 DEGREE GEARBOX DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES WHICH RESULTED IN THE EXTERNAL LOAD CABLE BECOMING ENTANGLED IN THE TAIL ROTOR. FACTORS…

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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