- Date
- January 9, 1986, 13:57 local (19:57 UTC)
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2653Bell BH206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860109000449A
- Case key
- 22131
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft descended into the Gulf Of Mexico from a 100 ft AGL hover after the plt lost yaw control downwind of an offshore oil platform in 35 kt winds. As the acft came to a hover it began a turn to the right even though it was headed into the wind. Full left pedal did not stop the spin according to the pilot who tried to fly away rather than autorotate into 10 ft seas. The acft continued to spin and then lost alt to water contact where it rolled and started to sink. The pilot escaped through the broken windshield.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2653
- Reported as
- Bell BH206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 4530
- Airframe hours
- 6,680
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mobil Oil E&P Southeast Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 31, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,245 total · 4,273 in this make and model · 9,028 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 35 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.