# Accident 20040824022869A: Bell 212, Dequeen, AR, August 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dequeen, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GJOG
- Location: 34.2306° N, 94.0597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2306&lon=-94.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181W-2011-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3B (registry code 51522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6t-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,807 total, 324 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040824022869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2004, ABOUT 1430 CDT A BELL 212 TWIN ENGINE HELICOPTER, N181W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LOSS OF CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST OF WICKES, ARKANSAS. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY OF SEA TAC, WASHINGTON. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW04LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA220), Aug 24, 2004: Bell 212 (N181W), Umpire, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with settling with power resulting in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

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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