Bell 212 N49673
25 September 1979 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1979 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 212 registered N49673, operated by Houston Helico, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pmi 6 Ship Soal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 212
- Registration
- N49673
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Houston Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
COLLIDED WITH LANDING PLATFORM DURING REVERSE HOVER. WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 212 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1978 | Bell 212 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Helj | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1980 | Bell 212 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Petroleum Hsli | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1980 | Bell 212 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1980 | Bell 212 | City of Indust, California, United States | Briles Wing AN | Fatal | - |
| 8 Jun 1980 | Bell 212 | Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1980 | Bell 212 | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |