# Accident 20030912027239A: Bell 206B, September 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OB0A
- Location: 28.4411° N, 95.2486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4411&lon=-95.2486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12HT-2004-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912027239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING START-UP WHILE ON OFF-SHORE PLATFORM AND THROTTLE REPORTED AT 70%, HELICOPTER BEGAN BOUNCING AND ROCKING ON ALL FOUR SKID CORNERS, STARTED ROTATING, THEN WENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE PLATFORM INTO THE WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA224), Sep 12, 2003: Bell 206-B3 (N12HT), Galveston 395, destroyed. Probable cause: The reason for loss of control was undetermined.

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.

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