- Date
- November 12, 1984, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- E Cameron Blk 2
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N514EHBell 206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841112064529A
- Case key
- 21506
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Turboshaft engine - undeterminedCause
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Autorotation - performed
Ditching
Misc rotorcraft,emergency floatation gear - engaged
Hard landing
Rotor rpm - inadequateFactor
Roll over
Terrain condition - water,rough
Analysis
Total loss of pwr occurred just after lift off from 130 ft high drill rig platform in gulf of Mexico. Plt entered autorotation but touchdown was hard during ditching resulting in a roll over. Post accident testing did not reveal any mechanical failure or malfunction. Emergency floatation gear did not fully inflate until the helicopter rolled over
Aircraft
- Registration
- N514EH
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45358
- Airframe hours
- 3,727
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Era Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 2, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- PEN · E Cameron Blk 2, GM
- Destination
- Cameron, LA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,992 total · 805 in this make and model · 3,724 as pilot in command · 205 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 39 °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.