29.7336° N, 93.8943° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 2002 · 08:05 local
Place
Sabinepass, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N607AL
Reported as
Bell 407
Pilot’s flight hours
5,277 total305 in this make and model47 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.
(-23) Pilot was repositioning the helicopter on the offshore helideck, alaminos canyon-25 (AC-25), located approximately 140 NM south of sabine pass, TX, when the main rotor made contact with a stationary handrail. The helicopter was shut down without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE HELICOPTER ON THE OFFSHORE HELIDECK, ALAMINOS CANYON-25 (AC-25), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 140 NM SOUTH OF SABINE PASS, TX, WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH A STATIONARY HANDRAIL. THE HELICOPTER WAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.