Bell 222 N38929
9 April 1981 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1981 at about 08:00 local time, a Bell 222 registered N38929, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an incident during static near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Charles Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 222
- Registration
- N38929
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BRG, PN 222-044-003-103, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1981 | Bell 222 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1982 | Bell 222 | New York, New York, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Bell 222 | Hinton, Oklahoma, United States | Galaxy Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Dec 1983 | Bell 222U | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Bell Helicopter Textron | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1983 | Bell 222 | Houston, Texas, United States | Executive Airlink | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1984 | Bell 222 | Salem, Virginia, United States | Life Guard of America, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |