Petroleum Heli accidents
The NTSB database holds 139 accidents and incidents involving Petroleum Heli, recorded between 1964 to 1981. 34 of them were fatal (24%), and 97 people died.
The deadliest year was 1977, with 18 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (62 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Bell 206, Bell 47 and Hughes 369.
Most of these records are from United States, Other-International Waters and Atlantic Ocean North Lat..
139 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
139
Records
34
Fatal
97
Deaths
24%
Share fatal
1964 to 1981
Period
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0 of 139 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 139 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G-4A | Angola, Africa | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1971 | Bell 47G-4 | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Bell 206A | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Bell 47J | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1970 | Bell 47G-4A | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1970 | Bell 47J | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1970 | Bell 205A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Sikorsky S-62 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1970 | Bell 47J | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1970 | Bell 47G-4A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1969 | Bell 206A | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Bell 47G-4A | Pecan Island, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1969 | Bell 206A | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1969 | Bell 47J | Freeport, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1969 | Bell 47G-2A | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1969 | Bell 47G-4 | Sabine, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G-4A | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1968 | Bell 47G-4 | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1968 | Bell 47G-2A | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1968 | Bell 204-B | Galveston, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1967 | Bell 47G-2A | Empire, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1967 | Bell 47G-2 | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1967 | Bell 204-B | Laplace, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1967 | Bell 47G-4 | Ecuador, South America | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1967 | Bell 204-B | Vinton, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1966 | Bell 204-B | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1966 | Bell 47G-2 | Prt Mansfield Tex, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1966 | Bell 47J | Leeville la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1966 | Sikorsky S-62A | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G2A | Lakeshore Miss, Mississippi, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G-2A | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1966 | Sikorsky S-62A | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1966 | Bell 47G-2A | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1966 | Bell 47G-2 | Lake Charles la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1966 | Bell 47J-2 | Cameron la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1966 | Bell 47G-2A | Port Sulphur la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1965 | Bell 204-B | Baxterville Miss, Mississippi, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1965 | Bell 47G4 | Intracostl Cty la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |