Bell 206L-1 N5734N
25 September 1982 · Gulf of Mexico · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1982 at about 16:45 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5734N, operated by Petroleum Helicopters Inc., was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Mexico
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N5734N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Helicopters Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hi-Island 508 → Hi-Island 536
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA394
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND ON THE LOWER PLATFORM OF AN OIL RIG, THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID GUY WIRES WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE APPROACH. AFTER CONTACTING THE WIRES, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UPRIGHT ON THE PLATFORM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Buccaneer Oil F | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Near Kalispell, Montana, United States | Mountain West Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Bell 206 L-1 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1982 | Bell 206B | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | Koa-Tv Channel 4 | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |