Bell 206L1 N2252Z

Summary

On 3 December 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 206L1 registered N2252Z, operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico. 4 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 December 1982 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206L1

Registration

N2252Z

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

W. Cameron #199 → W. Cameron #180

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FA051

2 people died.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS HIGHER THAN HE INTENDED TO BE OVER THE PLATFORM & HAD SET UP A RIGHT DOWNWIND APCH. HE HAD TROUBLE KEEPING UP THE GROUND TRACK DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HE WAS ALMOST OVER THE PLATFORM & MADE A LARGE CORRECTION & BEGAN LETTING DOWN. THE TURN TO FINAL APPROACH WAS LARGER THAN 180 DEG. AS HE WAS APPROACHING AT ABOUT 300 FT, 60 MPH & GETTING READY TO ARM THE FLOATS, THE ACFT BEGAN A SUDDEN RATE OF DESCENT. FULL COLLECTIVE WAS INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE SETTLING & THE ACFT STRUCK THE WATER & CAPSIZED WITHOUT THE POP-OUT FLOATS BEING INFLATED. COMPANY FLIGHT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE APPROACH AS FLOWN BY THE PLT WAS NOT ACCORDING TO THEIR NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.