- Date
- October 20, 1984, 18:02 local (23:02 UTC)
- Place
- Pascagoula, MS
- Injuries
- 4 minor; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38929Bell 222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841020059779A
- Case key
- 6692
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft sustained substantial damage while taking off from a barge during a FAR 135 medevac flt. Investigation revealedthat the barge was pitching due to rough seas. As the acft lifted, the rear of the acft was struck by the landing platform as it pitched forward violently. The main rotor than struck the tailboom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38929
- Reported as
- Bell 222
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 47049
- Airframe hours
- 1,454
- Engine
- Lycoming 101-650-03, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Offshore Logistics, doing business as Air Logistics [Ems]
- Registered owner
- Continental Ill. Natioal Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · August 19, 1984 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- Pascagoula, MS
- Destination
- Main Pass 95, LA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,984 total · 217 in this make and model · 5,786 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N38929 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.