Accident Bell 212 N1082G, Friday 8 June 1984

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Date:	Friday 8 June 1984
Time:	22:50 LT
Type:	Bell 212
Owner/operator:	Evergreen Ventures, Inc.
Registration:	N1082G
MSN:	31109
Year of manufacture:	1980
Total airframe hrs:	2240 hours
Engine model:	P&W PT6T-3
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Milton, LA - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Abbeville, LA
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL IN 2 DIFFERENT BARS PRIOR TO THE FLT. HE TOOK THE HELICOPTER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION & DEPARTED WITH 2 PASSENGERS THAT HE HAD MET IN A BAR. HE STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUAL OSCILLATION IN THE YAW AXIS WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE HELICOPTER 'TUCKING' AND THEN IT ENTERED A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. THE PLT TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION. HOWEVER, THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A PLOWED FIELD, A SKID COLLAPSED & THE ACFT ROLLED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE HELICOPTER REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MECHANICALMALFUNCTION OR FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION. A BREATHILIZER TEST SHOWED AN ETHYL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION OF 0.13%.

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