Bell 212 N140AL
4 April 1978 · Galveston, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 April 1978 at about 23:20 local time, a Bell 212 registered N140AL, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galveston, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 died, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glomar Java Ship
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 212
- Registration
- N140AL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sabine Pass, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0495
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CO-PILOT STATED ACFT APPEARED HIGHER THAN 200FT INDICATED ON ALT WHILE VSI READ APPROX 1000FT/MIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 212 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1978 | Bell 212 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Helj | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Bell 212 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1979 | Bell 212 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Houston Helico | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1977 | Bell 212 | Portage Glac., Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1980 | Bell 212 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Petroleum Hsli | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1980 | Bell 212 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |