# Incident 20030223003499I: Bell 212, Nacogdoches, TX, February 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2003, 10:50 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YHHA
- Location: 31.6124° N, 94.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nacogdoches, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6124&lon=-94.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8145Y-2006-08-21) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030223003499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADES TRUCK TREES DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING AT A REMOTE SITE. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY HELICOPTER TO NACOGDOCHES AIRPORT (OCH) 7 NM AWAY. MAIN ROTOR BLADES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

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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