- Date
- July 11, 1983, 11:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Eugene Island
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16989Bell 212
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830711029449A
- Case key
- 20969
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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
After making an apch to an off-shore oil well heliport, the plt believed the tail rotor was too close to a stairwell, so he made a peddle turn to the right. During the turn, the tail rotor blades contacted a crane. The crane was located about 15 ft from the heliport. After the blade strike, the plt made a hovering autorotation to the helipad.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16989
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 30901
- Airframe hours
- 4,538
- Engine
- P&W PT6T-3TWINPAC, 1,290 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Petroleum Helicopters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 17, 1983 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- Morgan City, LA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,822 total · 1,467 in this make and model · 4,070 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 68 °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.