# Incident 19970306032769I: Bell 212, Newiberia, LA, March 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1997
- Place: Newiberia, LA
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: EGIL
- Location: 30.0055° N, 91.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Iberia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0055&lon=-91.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16973 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306032769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 3, 1997, DURING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION, A BELL, MODEL 212, N16973, LOST THE LID TO AN EMPTY POWDER MAGAZINE, WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE LID WAS LOCATED ON MARCH 4, 1997, BY A LOCAL LAND OWNER. THE LID HAD IMPACTED THE LAND OWNER'S STORAGE SHED AND MADE A HOLE IN THE SHED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO PERSONS OR OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

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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