# Accident 20030116000359A: Bell 212, Lakefryxell, AY, January 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2003
- Place: Lakefryxell, AY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N1079U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1079U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030116000359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING (APPROX 100' AGL) DURING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION WHEN "WHITE SMOKE" WAS SEEN EMANATING FROM THE HELICOPTER. IT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND, IMPACTING THE ICE HARD. THE TAILBOOM WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE SECOND CREWMEMBER WAS THE SLING LOAD OBSERVER. ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE LOCAL CST. ANTARCTICA TIME IS 19 HOURS AHEAD OF CST.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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