- Date
- May 6, 1986, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Agana
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2996WBell 47G-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860506076999A
- Case key
- 25152
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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.
Analysis
The helicopter crashed into the ocean when the plt attempted to lift off from a tuna boat. Reportedly, only three of the four tiedown ropes, which had secured the helicopter to the boat, had been released. The plt's medical certificate was dated 1/18/84.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2996W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 25083
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-B1A, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Big Eye Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Flight hours
- 7,575 total · 3,327 in this make and model · 270 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.