- Date
- March 5, 1992, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sabine Pass #18
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N41791Bell 206L-3
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920305012589I
- Case key
- 18387
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Probable cause
The pilot's cardiovascular disease.
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
The pilot had landed on an oil platform due to poor weather while en route to another offshore platform. Once the weather had cleared, he and the three passengers reboarded the helicopter. Before starting the engine the pilot had several convulsions and lost consciousness. The passengers removed him from the cockpit and administered cpr. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead. The cause of death was ventricular fibrillation due to acute coronary artery insufficiency.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41791
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 51465
- Airframe hours
- 835
- Engine
- Allison 250C-30P, 650 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Petroleum Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Petroleum Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- NONE · Sabine Pass, TX
- Destination
- NONE · Hi Blk#116, GM
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,580 total · 1,179 in this make and model · 91 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 19 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.