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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 407 · Gulf Of Mexico · June 28, 2015

Date: June 28, 2015 · 10:00 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico
Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YTRA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N311RL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA288
Reported as: Bell 407
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N311RLRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2018 · Bell 407S/N 53069 · Built 1996 Airframe modelBell 407 Engine modelAllison 250 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

During start sequence a strong gust of wind hit the platform and the aircraft started sliding sideways toward the safety skirting. The nose of the aircraft started rising, pilot deployed floats then the aircraft fell off of the safety skirting into the water.

As the FAA filed it

DURING START SEQUENCE A STRONG GUST OF WIND HIT THE PLATFORM AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE SAFETY SKIRTING. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED RISING, PILOT DEPLOYED FLOATS THEN THE AIRCRAFT FELL OFF OF THE SAFETY SKIRTING INTO THE WATER.

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 CEN15LA288Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouth Timbalier 127The pilot's lack of awareness of the severity of the gusting winds, which led to the helicopter being pushed off of the oil platform by a wind gust during engine start. Contributing to the accident was the unavailability of a nearby weather monitoring system.Jun 28, 2015 · Substantial damage