Bell 222 N2152J
16 April 1982 · Hinton, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1982 at about 14:12 local time, a Bell 222 registered N2152J, operated by Galaxy Aviation, was involved in an accident near Hinton, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 222
- Registration
- N2152J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Galaxy Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Elk City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FA132
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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
HELICOPTER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT AND FELL IN PIECES IN AN OPEN FIELD. WEATHER WAS VMC AND IT WAS DAYLIGHT. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE BREAKUP OCCURRED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1982 | Bell 222 | New York, New York, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Bell 222 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1981 | Bell 222 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 310Q | El Dorado, Oklahoma, United States | Ansley Paper Co. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1982 | Cessna T210N | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Paul Haws | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Keith Robin Stevens | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1982 | Cessna P210N | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Con-Tran Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Boeing A75L300 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Tulsa Piper, Inc. | No injuries | - |