Bell 212 N90223
9 July 1978 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1978 at about 21:37 local time, a Bell 212 registered N90223, operated by Petroleum Helj, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 11 people were on board and 7 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Penrod Rig 31
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 212
- Registration
- N90223
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Petroleum Helj
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Morgan City, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2858
People
7 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 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
NO LIGHTS OR VISIBLE HORIZON, MOON 1/4 FULL BEHIND TKOF PATH. COLLIDED WITH OIL RIG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 212 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1978 | Bell 212 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Bell 212 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1979 | Bell 212 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Houston Helico | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1977 | Bell 212 | Portage Glac., Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1980 | Bell 212 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Petroleum Hsli | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1980 | Bell 212 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |