Bell 206-L3 N6560K

Summary

On 6 October 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Bell 206-L3 registered N6560K, operated by Industrial Helicopters Inc., was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 2005 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Gulf of Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206-L3

Registration

N6560K

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Industrial Helicopters Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vermillion 408 → Scott

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06FAMS1

3 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

The 7,498-hour commercial pilot was assumed to have departed an unmanned offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico with two passengers onboard destined for a private heliport in Louisiana. When the pilot failed to make his required 30-minute position reports, a search was initiated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). No distress calls were ever reported from the pilot and no debris was ever located. The USCG ceased search and rescue efforts 4 days after the reported disappearance of the helicopter; however, the operator continued to fly over the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana in search of washed-up debris and issued an All-Notification to vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of this report, the helicopter is still missing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.