# NTSB FTW74FRD19: Bell 212, N83235, Ehib 370 Gulf Mex (Gulf of Mexico), November 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1973
- Place: Ehib 370 Gulf Mex (Gulf of Mexico) · EHIB 370 GULF MEX, GM
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3548  73/11/29   EHIB 370 GULF MEX   BELL 212            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 13881
        TIME - 0850                    N83235              PX-  0  0  9  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 455 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK 370
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABINE,TEX                  EHIB 370 GULF MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX LEFT HELICOPTER WITHOUT PLTS APPROVAL OR KNOWLEDGE.INJ PAX EXPIRED AT HOSPITAL.PAX NOT BRIEFED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N83235 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Block 370

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731129038229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731129038229A), Nov 29, 1973: Bell 212, Ehib 370 Gulf M, 1 fatal. Pax left helicopter without plts approval or knowledge. Inj pax expired at hospital. Pax not briefed

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.

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