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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Venice, LA · September 7, 1995

Date: September 7, 1995 · 10:05 local
Place: Venice, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Aircraft: N6603X
Reported as: Bell 206L3
Reported engine: Allison 250C30P
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,938 total954 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

N6603XRegistered now · Bell 206L-3S/N 51412 · Built 1990 Airframe modelBell 206L-3 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Narrative: on September 7, 1995, at 1005, a Bell 206L-3 helicopter, N6603X, owned by petroleum helicopters, inc. (phi), experienced a hydraulic failure during a passenger/cargo flight. Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot made an uneventful landing at the Venice, Louisiana base of phi. There was no damage to the aircraft or injury to personnel. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated from an offshore platform in the gulf of Mexico, SP62, on September 7, 1995, at 0955.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1995, AT 1005, A BELL 206L-3 HELICOPTER, N6603X, OWNED BY PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. (PHI), EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC FAILURE DURING A PASSENGER/CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT THE VENICE, LOUISIANA BASE OF PHI. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PERSONNEL. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, SP62, ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1995, AT 0955.

Other reports on N6603X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990201001249AFinal Approach · Gulf Of Mexico, LAPetroleum helicopters 1990 Bell 206L-3 helicopter tail rotor struck the wind sock on landing, and the rotor sustained substantial damage. No injuries were reported to the pilot/sole occupant. Other circumstances are unknown. (From .4) the helicopter's tail…Feb 1, 1999 · Substantial damage