Bell 222 N9992K
1 December 1977 · Mansfield, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1977 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 222 registered N9992K, operated by Bell Heli Corp, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mansfield, Texas, United States. 2 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
- Mansfield, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 222
- Registration
- N9992K
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bell Heli Corp
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Arlington, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AFTER #1 ENG SHUT DOWN ENCRTD COMPRESSOR STALL, MOD ELECT SYS CAUSED HIGH RPM IND.DEC RPM THEN AUTO
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 16 Apr 1982 | Bell 222 | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | Galaxy Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
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| 11 Jan 1983 | Bell 222 | Houston, Texas, United States | Executive Airlink | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |