# Accident 19920229004579A: Bell 212, Morgan City, LA, February 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1992, 13:50 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7298° N, 91.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7298&lon=-91.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92AL-1996-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,993 total, 955 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229004579A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. LOST MAIN ROTORS. DIVED VERTICALLY INTO SWAMP. ROTOR STABILIZER BAR MISSING.

## 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 FTW92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA077), Feb 29, 1992: Bell 212 (N92AL), Morgan City, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM AS RESULTS OF THE MAIN ROTOR STATIC STOP CONTACTING THE MAST FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N92AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900516029969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516029969I), May 16, 1990: Bell 212 (N92AL), Intracostal Cit, LA. NR1 engine turbine temperature increase. Made single engine landing. Foreign object damage to turbine wheel.

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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