Bell 206B N7979S
6 July 1978 · Cameron, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 1978 at about 12:37 local time, a Bell 206B registered N7979S, operated by Perroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cameron, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cameron, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Heliport Platform
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N7979S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Perroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → West Cameron 409
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2240
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
IMPACTED WATER WHILE IN TURN AFTER LIFT OFF FROMHELIPORT ON DRILLING PLATFORM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1978 | Bell 206B | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Jan 1978 | Bell 206B | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Bell 206 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Bell 206A | Lanai, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1978 | Bell 206B | East Meadow, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
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| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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