19861016049189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Lompoc, CA · October 16, 1986

Date
October 16, 1986 · 10:15 local
Place
Lompoc, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3182V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA017
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
12,080 total115 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The helicopter hit ship structure when a skid caught a net on takeoff from a barge. Netting was improperly secured.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER HIT SHIP STRUCTURE WHEN A SKID CAUGHT A NET ON TAKEOFF FROM A BARGE. NETTING WAS IMPROPERLY SECURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.