Bell 206A N4712R

Summary

On 1 March 1994 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 206A registered N4712R, operated by L & M Offshore Corporation, was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 March 1994 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206A

Registration

N4712R

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

L & M Offshore Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ship el Quijote → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA187

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

According to a report from the operator, the helicopter had completed the assigned fish spotting mission and was returning to the ship when it disappeared from the ship's radar, about 3 miles short of the vessel. There were no known distress calls prior to the disappearance. A search of the area around the last known position of the helicopter revealed parts of an emergency float system known to have been installed on the helicopter, and the bodies of the pilot and spotter. No trace of additional aircraft components were found. The pilot was a Panamanian citizen who reportedly held a pilot certificate issued by the Republic of Panama. The fish spotter was a Mexican national who has not been identified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.