# Incident 20100914051709I: Bell Helico 206L-4, September 14, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2010, 07:12 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Aircraft: N385RL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N385RL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 (registry code 1181455, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICO 206L-4
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,133 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100914051709I

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE FROM AN OIL RIG IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A COMPRESSOR STALL AND VIBRATION. THE PILOT INFLATED THE HELICOPTER FLOATS AND MADE A EMERGENCY ONTO THE WATER. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PICKED UP SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY A NEARBY WORK BOAT. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR THAN ONE FLOAT DEFLATED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TAKEN TO THE MAIN MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND TORN DOWN. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

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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