# Accident 20021122031969A: Bell 212, Longview, WA, November 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Longview, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GJOG
- Location: 46.1239° N, 122.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1239&lon=-122.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021122031969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING HOVER OPERATION MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TOP OF TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES.

## 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 SEA03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA012), Nov 22, 2002: Bell 212 (N82W), Longview, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while landing. A contributing factor was trees.

## Other reports on N82W (1)

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

- [Accident 19831020055129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020055129A), Oct 20, 1983: Bell 212 (N82W), Coos Bay, OR, Substantial damage. Picked up to hover with fertilizer bucket attached. Long line snagged a skid. Lost control. Helicopter rolled over.

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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