Bell 206B N4835A

Summary

On 7 July 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N4835A was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 July 1986 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N4835A

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FJA02

1 person 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 WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM THE DECK OF A TUNA BOAT WHEN IT CONTACTED THE SIDE OF THE BOAT AND SANK IN THE OCEAN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED ONE OF TWO NOSE TIEDOWN STRAPS HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HELICOPTER PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. THE NOSE TIEDOWN WERE NORMALLY USED ONLY AFTER FLYING HOURS AND WHEN ROUGH SEAS EXISTED. THE FOUR SIDE TIEDOWN STRAPS NORMALLY USED WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ON DECK WERE RELEASED BY A MECHANIC JUST PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AT COORDINATES 10.15'N AND 141.40'W, APPROXIMATELY 91 MILES SE OF HILO, HAWAII.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.