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Accident

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · South Pass 57 · June 6, 2006

Date: June 6, 2006 · 07:20 local
Place: South Pass 57
Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ALGA
Aircraft: N272M
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06IA151
Reported as: Bell 206L1
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,753 total339 in this make and model113 in the last 90 days

N272MRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45365 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed the aircraft on south pass 57, waiting for passengers to disembark and other passengers to board the aircraft, when a passenger came up the wrong stairwell at the rear of the aircraft walk 6 feet and was struck by the tailrotor blades in the left side of his head. The injured passenger was not killed, remained conscious throughout the injury and during transport to the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON SOUTH PASS 57, WAITING FOR PASSENGERS TO DISEMBARK AND OTHER PASSENGERS TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN A PASSENGER CAME UP THE WRONG STAIRWELL AT THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WALK 6 FEET AND WAS STRUCK BY THE TAILROTOR BLADES IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THE INJURED PASSENGER WAS NOT KILLED, REMAINED CONSCIOUS THROUGHOUT THE INJURY AND DURING TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW06IA151Incident · Serious injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSouth Pass 57 (Gulf of Mexico)The passenger's failure to follow procedures associated with operations in the vicinity of the helicopter and his failure to see/avoid the tail rotor of the helicopter.Jun 6, 2006 · No damage

Other reports on N272M · 1

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

Accident 20091101021479ATakeoffHelicopter departed offshore Platform HIA442 after refueling at 1040 hours and the engine quit once helicopter cleared the offshore Platform. Pilot initiated autorotation and deployed skid mounted floats. Aircraft impacted water and rolled over inverted. Both…Nov 1, 2009 · Destroyed