Bell 206B III N22713

Summary

On 13 September 1984 at about 20:20 local time, a Bell 206B III registered N22713 was involved in an accident near Ship Shoal 241. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 September 1984 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ship Shoal 241

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B III

Registration

N22713

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ship Shoal 241 → Eugene Island

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA391

1 person was seriously 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

THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON A OFFSHORE HELIDECK, WHICH HAD ONE AIRCRAFT PARKED ON IT. AFTER THE PASSENGERS WERE CLEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP TO A HOVER. DURING THE HOVER, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY AND ONE SKID STRUCK A HATCH COVER THAT PROTRUDED 8.5' ABOVE THE HELIDECK, ABOUT 3.5' INBOARD OF THE EDGE.AS THE SKID HIT THE HATCH COVER, THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AROUND THE CONTACT POINT AND ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OFF THE DECK AND CRASHED ONTO A LOWER LEVEL OF THE OIL RIG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.