Bell 206B N39114

Summary

On 4 August 1983 at about 14:10 local time, a Bell 206B registered N39114 was involved in an accident near Grand Isle Blk. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 August 1983 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Isle Blk

Nearest airport

Charlie Oscar

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N39114

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leeville → Offshore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA369

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE FLARING TO LAND ON AN OFF-SHORE PLATFORM, THE PLT NOTED A SUDDEN VIBRATION. HE CONTINUED THE LANDING; HOWEVER, BY THE TIME THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN, THE VIBRATION BECAME SEVERE & THE ACFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT A MIDSPAN BALANCE WEIGHT HAD SEPARATED FROM A MAIN ROTOR BLADE, PN 206-010-200-33. WHILE REACTING TO THE EMERGENCY, THE BOTTOM VERTICAL FIN CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE PLATFORM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.