Bell 222UT N222PV
3 July 1984 · E Brake Blk 397 · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1984 at about 18:30 local time, a Bell 222UT registered N222PV was involved in an accident near E Brake Blk 397. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- E Brake Blk 397
- Nearest airport
- Penrod (74)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 222UT
- Registration
- N222PV
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Corpus Christi → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA299
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
WHILE IN A HOVERING APPROACH TO LAND ON THE DECK OF AN OIL PLATFORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO A PIECE OF PLASTIC SHEETING FLEW UP FROM THE PLATFORM INTO THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID IN TO A BUILDING ON THE DECK FOLLOWING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 222 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1984 | Bell 222 | Salem, Virginia, United States | Life Guard of America, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1984 | Bell 222 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Bell 222 | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | Offshore Logistics | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1985 | Bell 222A | Charenton, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1985 | Bell 222UT | East Cameron | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Dec 1983 | Bell 222U | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Bell Helicopter Textron | No injuries | - |