# Incident 19981112043979I: Bell 407, Block 535, LA, November 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Block 535, LA
- Airport: Gulf Of Mexico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N567AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567AL-2002-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,978 total, 410 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981112043979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5) PILOT MADE APPROACH TO LAND AT OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM HELIDECK, WC535B, LOCATED WEST CAMERON BLOCK 535, 28 DEGREES 20.0 MINUTES N 93 DEGREES 7.0 MINUTES W. AT TERMINATION OF APPROACH TAILBOOM WAS OVER STAIRWELL. PILOT MADE RIGHT PEDAL TURN TO RELOCATE TAILROTOR AWAY FROM STAIRWELL. TAILROTOR CONTACTED LINE HEATER EXHAUST VENT LOCATED EIGHT FEET FROM HELIDECK EDGE AND FIVE FEET ABOVE HELIDECK LEVEL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TAILROTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.