# Accident 20191207021249A: Bell 407, Grand Isle, LA, December 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: Grand Isla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PBVA
- Location: 28.9267° N, 89.6719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9267&lon=-89.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79LP-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C47
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,690 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191207021249A

## Narrative

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

DECEMBER 7, 2019. HELICOPTER MADE A 10 MINUTE OUT CALL TO OFFSHORE PLATFORM THAT WAS THE DESTINATION. HELICOPTER NEVER MADE IT TO THE PLATFORM. OPERATOR MADE PHONE CALLS TO LOCATE HELICOPTER. ALL PHONE CALLS WERE NO HELICOPTER NOT HERE. OPERATOR CHECKED OTHER FLIGHT FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, BUT AIRCRAFT WAS AT LAST KNOWN LOCATION BY COORDINATES, BUT WAS NOT AT THAT PLATFORM OFFSHORE. OPERATOR NOTIFIED COAST GUARD AND COAST GUARD LUNCHED SEARCH AND RESCUE. DECEMBER 8, 2019 COAST GUARD LOCATED SOME DEBRIS.

## 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 CEN20FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA035), Dec 7, 2019: Bell 407 (N79LP), Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine’s Nos. 3 and 4 bearings and the power turbine pinion gear, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of control and…

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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