# NTSB SEA84LA012: Bell 212, N82W, Coos Bay, OR, October 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 20, 1983, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Coos Bay, OR
- Coordinates: 43.370441, -124.140068 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3704&lon=-124.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39847/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA012

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - vertical takeoff - performed, pilot in command
- Roll over, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE HELICOPTER SNAGGED A CABLE WITH ITS SKID DURING TAKEOFF AND ROLLED OVER. THE ACFT HAD LANDED FOR FUEL AND WAS TAKINGOFF AFTER REFUELING WHEN A CABLE ATTACHED TO A FERTILIZER DISPENCER CAUGHT ON THE HELICOPTER'S SKID. THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND FOWARD. IT CAME TO REST 50 FT FROM THE HOVER SPOT ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82W), registered now, S/N 31177, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Registry model: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (registry code 52103, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 31156
- Airframe hours: 806
- Engines: P&W PT6T-3B 1290 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Weyerhaeuser
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 10, 1983

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 6,044 total, 710 in this make and model, 5,890 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OTH, 12 nm away

## 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 19831020055129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020055129A), Oct 20, 1983: Bell 212, Coos Bay, OR, Substantial damage. Picked up to hover with fertilizer bucket attached. Long line snagged a skid. Lost control. Helicopter rolled over.

## Other investigations on N82W (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA012), Nov 22, 2002: Bell 212 (N82W), Longview, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while landing. A contributing factor was trees.

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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