# NTSB FTW81DA025: Bell 222, N5754B, Patterson, LA, January 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1981
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0078  81/1/21  NR.PATTERSON,LA       BELL 222            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1305                    N5754B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 5236 TOTAL HOURS, 43
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUGENE ISLAND 208
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTRACSTL CY,LA            PATTERSON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES
        REMARKS- T/R STRK SAFETY NET PROTRUDING ABV FLT DK LVL. DISPLACED GUARD DID NOT PROTECT T/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5754B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eugene Island 208

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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