# NTSB FTW80DA084: Bell 212, N68AL, Intracstl City, LA, June 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1980
- Place: Intracstl City, LA · INTRACSTL CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0496   80/6/8    INTRACSTL CITY,LA   BELL 212            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5277
        TIME - 0935                    N68AL               PX-  1  0 11  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 993 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICY HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OFFSHORE PLATFORM           INTRACSTL CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- AFTER LNDG,PAX WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR WHILE PLT WAS COOLING DWN ENG PRIOR TO SHUTDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68AL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68AL-1985-07-08), registration cancelled 1985-07-08, S/N 30811 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-212) (registry code 1182153) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Icy Heliport

## 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 19800608019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608019609A), Jun 8, 1980: Bell 212, Intracoastal Ci, LA, 1 fatal. Passenger deplaned, then walked into tail rotor. Pilot in aircraft waiting for cool down engine prior to shutdown.

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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