- Date
- April 16, 1982, 08:12 local (14:12 UTC)
- Place
- Hinton, OK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2152JBell 222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19820416009879A
- Case key
- 71035
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Rotorcraft flight control,cyclic control - failure,totalCause
Rotorcraft flight control,collective control - failure,totalCause
Rotor drive system - fatigueCause
Rotor drive system - failure,totalCause
Rotor system - failure,totalFactor
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - open fieldFactor
Analysis
Helicopter broke up in flight and fell in pieces in an open field. Weather was VMC and it was daylight. All 3 occupants were fatally injured. The breakup occurred while aircraft was in cruise flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2152J
- Reported as
- Bell 222
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 69
- Airframe hours
- 117
- Engine
- Lycoming LTS-101, 615 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Galaxy Aviation
- Registered owner
- Galaxy Aviation
- Departed
- AI · Oklahoma City, OK
- Destination
- AI · Elk City, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,126 total · 224 in this make and model · 8,126 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 43 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.