- Date
- July 9, 1978
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 7 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90223Bell 212
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780709030919A
- Case key
- 140225
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2858 78/7/9 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 212 CR- 0 2 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 11113 TIME - 2137 N90223 PX- 0 5 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1385 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENROD RIG 31 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- NO LIGHTS OR VISIBLE HORIZON,MOON 1/4 FULL BEHIND TKOF PATH. COLLIDED WITH OIL RIG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90223
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Penrod Rig 31
N90223Registration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Bell 212Airframe modelBell 212Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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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.