# Incident 20050426008499I: Bell 206B, West Cameron, April 26, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2005, 12:10 local time
- Place: West Cameron
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N5743B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5743B-2010-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,312 total, 88 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050426008499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DAT^ A PILOT FOR AIR LOGISTICS WAS ON WC-426, ATTEMPTING TO DEPART THE OIL STRUCTURE WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD TAKING OFF INTO THE WIND, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE PLATFORM WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BLEED OFF AND LOSE RPM'S. THE PILOT INFLATED THE FLOATS AND AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING UPON LANDING, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE, TURNING OFF ALL RADIOS AND LIGHTS. THE PILOT TRANSMITTED A MAYDAY CALL WITH A POSITION REPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE A RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED BY A BOAT THAT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.

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