- Date
- February 1, 1982, 20:32 local (Feb 2, 1982, 02:32 UTC)
- Place
- Hitchcock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N213EHAerospatiale SA-360C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820201002329A
- Case key
- 71036
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a return flight from an offshore platform, the pilot encountered strong headwinds and elected to land at lake jackson, Texas for fuel. He lacked a proper mode of payment; therefore, he was unable to purchase fuel. He departed for galveston, Texas with 100 kg of fuel remaining. While en route, he landed near Hitchcock, Texas with a low fuel state. The pilot learned of fuel facilities about 1 1/2 miles away and departed without passengers with about 25 kg of fuel on board. While en route, the engine lost power and the helicopter struck powerlines during a forced landing at night.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N213EH
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA-360C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1025
- Airframe hours
- 956
- Engine
- Turbomeca ASTA2OWV111, 615 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Energy Heli. Inc
- Registered owner
- Energy Heli. Inc
- Departed
- Hitchcock, TX
- Destination
- Hitchcock, TX
- Airport
- Helipad
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,300 total · 90 in this make and model · 6,200 as pilot in command · 109 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 45° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.