Bell 212 N83235

29 November 1973 · Ehib 370 Gulf Mex, Other-International Waters · Fatal

Summary

On 29 November 1973 at about 08:50 local time, a Bell 212 registered N83235, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during static near Ehib 370 Gulf Mex, Other-International Waters. 10 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 29 November 1973 at 08:50
Classification: Accident
Location: Ehib 370 Gulf Mex, Other-International Waters
Nearest airport: Block 370
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 212
Registration: N83235
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Petroleum Heli
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Static
Route: Sabine, Tex → S
Aircraft damage: None
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3548

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
10	0	0	0	10

Probable cause

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

PAX LEFT HELICOPTER WITHOUT PLTS APPROVAL OR KNOWLEDGE.INJ PAX EXPIRED AT HOSPITAL.PAX NOT BRIEFED

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3548, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

Also in

Other-International Waters 35 Petroleum Heli 139 Bell 212 78 1973 4,451

Other Bell 212 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Nov 1972	Bell 212 N7064J	Laughlintown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Atlantic Aviat	Fatal	1
20 Aug 1974	Bell 212 N83033	Red Hill, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Jelco, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Nov 1975	Bell 212 N90057	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	9
8 Apr 1975	Bell 212 N18091	Fort Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	Bell Helicopte	Serious injuries	-
7 Sep 1975	Bell 212 N59572	Valdez, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kenai Air Serv	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1975	Bell 212 N7073J	Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1

All 78 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Jan 1973	Bell 47J-2 N73968	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Continental OI	Minor injuries	-
28 Jul 1973	Bell 206 N8162J	Dhahran, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1973	Bell 206B N83157	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Minor injuries	-
14 Dec 1973	Bell 47G-4A N6234N	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Serious injuries	-
14 Dec 1973	Bell 47G-4A N6246N	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Serious injuries	-
24 Oct 1972	Boeing 707 N423PA	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-

All 35 records in Other-International Waters