Plane Crash List

Bell 206B N83157

15 September 1973 · Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 September 1973 at about 12:25 local time, a Bell 206B registered N83157, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
Nearest airport
Platform A
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N83157
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Petroleum Heli
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Eugene Is Blk 330A → Eugene Is Blk 330C
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2524

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACFT SKID STRUCK VENT PIPE PROTRUDNG THRU PLTFRM

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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