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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Galveston, TX · February 6, 1997

Date: February 6, 1997 · 13:27 local
Place: Galveston, TX
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VBVA
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N228EH
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total3,200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N228EHRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2000 · Bell 206B-IIIS/N 2977 Airframe modelBell 206B-III

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What happened

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

Narrative: horizon helicopters, BHT-206, N228EH and air logistics, BHT-206, N27569, rotor blades collided during horizon helicopter N228EH, ground runup. Air logistics, N27569 was parked, unmanned, and rotor blades not tied down. Incident occurred at high island A20 platform, gulf of Mexico, at 1327C, February 6, 1997. Damage occurred to one rotor blade on each helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HORIZON HELICOPTERS, BHT-206, N228EH AND AIR LOGISTICS, BHT-206, N27569, ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED DURING HORIZON HELICOPTER N228EH, GROUND RUNUP. AIR LOGISTICS, N27569 WAS PARKED, UNMANNED, AND ROTOR BLADES NOT TIED DOWN. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGH ISLAND A20 PLATFORM, GULF OF MEXICO, AT 1327C, FEBRUARY 6, 1997. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO ONE ROTOR BLADE ON EACH HELICOPTER.

Other reports on N228EH · 1

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

Incident 19980615038549IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Gulf Of Mexico, LA(-5) The pilot and passengers stated that the engine lost power during flight. The pilot executed an autorational landing to the water without damaging the aircraft. After occupants exited the aircraft into the life rafts, the aircraft rolled over and sank.…Jun 15, 1998 · Destroyed