- Date
- July 21, 1984, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- High Isl Blk298
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2133LBell 206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840721034179A
- Case key
- 21402
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter skid contacted a net fence around the landing platform on an oil rig. The safety net broke and the acft rocked over the side of the platform. The plt attempted to autorotate into the water. The landing was hard and one floatseparated. The helicopter rolled over and later sank in 200 ft of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2133L
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45633
- Airframe hours
- 4,150
- Engine
- Detr. Diesel 250-C28, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · July 8, 1984 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- High Isl Blk330, GM
- Destination
- High Isl Blk298, GM
- 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,858 total · 671 in this make and model · 1,312 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °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.