# Accident 20000831014169A: Bell 212, Jackson, WY, August 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2000, 10:55 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 43.4709° N, 110.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4709&lon=-110.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8224V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8224V-2006-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 212 (registry code 1182153, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6 series (registry code 52033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00TA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831014169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELI WAS ON THE GROUND WITH ROTORS AT FULL RPM. THE PILOT FELT A/C FALL TO THE RIGHT REAR. TAIL ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED GROUND AND BLADES SEPARRATED FROM A/C. IN AN EFFORT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE A/C THE PILOT PULLED IN COLLECTIVE PITCH, TEH A/C BECAME AIRBORNE AND SPUN 3-4 TIMES TO THE RIGHT.A/C LANDED HARD DAMAGING TAILBOOM, M/R BLADES AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 DEN00TA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA160), Aug 31, 2000: Bell 212 (N8224V), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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