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FAA incident report · Bell 206L-1 · Gulf Of Mexico, US · September 4, 2006

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

Date
September 4, 2006 · 10:02 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, US
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALGA
Aircraft
N41GH
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total119 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N41GHRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45502 · Built 1981Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On sept 04, 2006 the pilot privacy data omitted, PIC of N41GH, BH-206-L1 lost power while attempting to return to the platform after noticing N1 ng, drooping slightly, aircraft could not sustain flight and the pilot inflated the floats and made a water landing without incident. The aircraft sustained some minor damage when being recovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPT 04, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^, PIC OF N41GH, BH-206-L1 LOST POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE PLATFORM AFTER NOTICING N1 NG, DROOPING SLIGHTLY, AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND THE PILOT INFLATED THE FLOATS AND MADE A WATER LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SOME MINOR DAMAGE WHEN BEING RECOVERED.