# Incident 19920628054889I: Bell 222U, Scipio, UT, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Scipio, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKLA
- Location: 39.1397° N, 112.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1397&lon=-112.0706&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628054889I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE ON DESCENT TO PICK UP PATIENT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FOUND AFTER RETURN TO BASE.

## 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 DEN92IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA067), Jun 28, 1992: Bell 222UT (N222UH), Scipio, UT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

## 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 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.
- [Incident 19881105062659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105062659I), Nov 5, 1988: Bell 222U (N222UH), Salt Lake City, UT. NR1 hydraulic system failed. Loss of power to tail rotor control. Emergency landing. Chaffed line caused fluid loss

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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