# NTSB FTW76AF041: Bell 212, N90057, Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), November 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1975
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4119   75/11/3   GULF OF MEXICO      BELL 212            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6527
        TIME - 1302                    N90057              PX-  8  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 494 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          INTRACOASTAL CITY,LA        RETURN                       MARLIN I PLATFORM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- DEBRIS FRM ACFT RECOVERED 11/4/75. NO OCCUPANTS FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90057](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90057-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 30694 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Registry model: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751103041389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751103041389A), Nov 3, 1975: Bell 212, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Debris frm acft recovered 11/4/75. No occupants found.

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.

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