Bell 212 N83033
20 August 1974 · Red Hill, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1974 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 212 registered N83033, operated by Jelco, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Red Hill, New Mexico, United States. 8 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Hill, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 212
- Registration
- N83033
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jelco, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Springerville, Ariz → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3329
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
T/R DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1975 | Bell 212 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 9 |
| 29 Nov 1973 | Bell 212 | Ehib 370 Gulf Mex, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | - |
| 8 Apr 1975 | Bell 212 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Bell Helicopte | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1975 | Bell 212 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Kenai Air Serv | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1975 | Bell 212 | Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1972 | Bell 212 | Laughlintown, Pennsylvania, United States | Atlantic Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |