# Accident 20070511008249A: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, US, May 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Location: 28.6506° N, 92.6619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6506&lon=-92.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RL-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,068 total, 180 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070511008249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM, THE PILOT STATED THAT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAVING THE SIDE OF THE HELIDECK, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SINKING AND THEN STARTED SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE, POPPED THE FLOATS AND THEN PULLED ALL COLLECTIVE AT THE BOTTOM TO CUSHION THE IMPACT WITH THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER RIGHT TAIL LOW, EVERYONE EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, POPPED THE LIFE RAFT AND PADDLED BACK TO THE PLATFORM. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 DFW07LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA109), May 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N3RL), E. Cameron 219, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish a climb and maintian directional control of the helicopter while departing the offshore platform.

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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