- Date
- July 6, 1978
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7979SBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780706026669A
- Case key
- 140700
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2240 78/7/6 NR.CAMERON,LA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4363 TIME - 1237 N7979S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT PLATFORM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA WEST CAMERON 409 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- IMPACTED WATER WHILE IN TURN AFTER LIFT OFF FROM HELIPORT ON DRILLING PLATFORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7979S
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Heliport Platform
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.