# Accident 19980808030099A: Bell 212, Juntura, OR, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 15:07 local time
- Place: Juntura, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7196° N, 118.0200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7196&lon=-118.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291B-1999-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98GA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98GA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808030099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SCENARIO BEGAN AS THE HELICOPTER WAS IN A HOVER JUST BEGINNING TO LOWER THE WATER BUCKET INTO A LARGE POND. THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING LIFT AND SLIPPED TO THE RIGHT TO GAIN CLEAN AIR. AS THE PILOT APPLIED ADDITIONAL COLLECTIVE CONTROL, THE LOW ROTOR SPEED ALARM SOUNDED A GLANCE AT THE TWO N1 GAUGES SHOWED #1 TO BE "0" AND #2 TO BE IN THE HIGH 90'S. THE PILOT THEN MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO RELEASE THE BUCKET (BEING SUCCESSFUL ON THE SECOND) AND THEN EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER RESULTING IN A LANDING IN THE SOFT MUD ADJACENT TO THE POND. THE HELICOPTER RECIEVED DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADES AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE ACFT.

## 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 SEA98GA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98GA159), Aug 8, 1998: Bell 212 (N291B), Juntura, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain proper clearance between the long line cable and hell hole structure resulting in airframe contact and binding of the cable. This resulted in…

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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