- Date
- March 12, 1984, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- W Camrn Blk 624
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N1076NBell 206L-1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840312058199A
- Case key
- 21282
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Starting procedure - attemptedFactor
Weather condition - high windCause
Weather condition - gustsCause
Weather evaluation - disregardedCause
Judgment - poorFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Airspeed(vlof) - not attainedFactor
Analysis
The pilot and passengers boarded the helicopter in an attempt to fly off the rig before the passage of a squall line. The acft engine was being started when the acft was blown off the platform and into the water by a gust of wind. The acft impacted the sea 100 ft below the platform in a tail first attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1076N
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45369
- Airframe hours
- 4,510
- Engine
- Allison 250C-28, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 4, 1984 · 19 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,045 total · 879 in this make and model · 2,288 as pilot in command · 164 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 25 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VER, 46 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.