Bell 206L-1 N25GH

Summary

On 1 August 2002 at about 20:40 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N25GH, operated by Helitrans Company, Inc., was involved in an accident near E Cameron 190, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2002 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

E Cameron 190, United States

Coordinates

28.8000, -92.9500

Aircraft

Bell 206L-1

Registration

N25GH

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Helitrans Company, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

W Cameron 237 → Vermillon 410

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA228

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The helicopter was en route to a gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico when the helicopter's engine steadily lost power and the 2,500-hour commercial pilot initiated an autorotation to the water. During touch down, a main rotor blade struck the tail boom, separating a section of the tail rotor drive shaft and damaging both vertical winglets. No engine discrepancies or anomalies were noted with the engine during the investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.