# NTSB FTW75FPD32: Bell 212, N18091, Fort Worth, TX, April 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1975
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0993   75/4/8  NR.FORT WORTH,TX      BELL 212            CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7175
        TIME - 1130                    N18091              PX-  0  1  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAIN PLANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FORT WORTH,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
        REMARKS- PHOTOS OF HOISTING OPN.CABLE SEPARATED,MAN FELL TO GRND.SERVICE BULLETIN 212-75-3 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18091 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Main Plant

## 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 19750408011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750408011329A), Apr 8, 1975: Bell UHIBWILCO, Fort Worth, TX. Photos of hoisting opn. Cable separated,man fell to grnd. Service bulletin 212-75-3 ncw.

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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