# Accident 20110621013539A: Bell 212, Mesa, AZ, June 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2011, 06:32 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5208° N, 111.7636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5208&lon=-111.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49678-2011-09-29) (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
- Reported engine: P&W PT6 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,807 total, 79 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110621013539A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2011 A BELL 212 HELICOPTER (N49678) OPERATED BY "THE BOEING COMPANY" WAS CONDUCTING A PILOT CURRENCY FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, ROLLED OVER, AND BURNED.  THE CRASH SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES NORTH OF FALCON FIELD AIRPORT IN MESA AZ. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS ACTING AS THE CREW CHIEF.THE FALCON FIELD (KFFZ) METAR AT 6:36 A.M. LOCAL TIME REPORTED 40 MILES VISIBILITY, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AT 9.2 MPH.THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL OBSERVING ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES PRIOR TO THE CRASH.  THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT.THE PIC SUSTAINED BURNS ON HIS HANDS AND A CUT ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.  THE CREW CHIEF WAS SEVERELY BURNED ON HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS.  THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR11LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA277), Jun 21, 2011: Bell 212 (N49678), Mesa, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while in a low hover.

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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