- Date
- September 15, 1983, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3456TMBB BO-105S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830915049309A
- Case key
- 20763
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft departed an offshore platform at 1510 for a 13 min flt to Grand Chenier. On 9/20 the wreckage was recovered from the floor of the gulf. The bottom left side of the fuselage revealed evidence of high impact forces with the water. There was no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3456T
- Reported as
- MBB BO-105S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 420
- Airframe hours
- 1,109
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tenneco, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1983
- Departed
- W. Cam. Blk 192, GM
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,492 total · 407 in this make and model · 6,789 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.