Bell 206L-1 N2203X
21 December 1981 · Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1981 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N2203X, operated by Commercial HEL, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
- Nearest airport
- C&K Platform
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N2203X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Commercial HEL
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3126
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
TAIL SECTION STRUCK SAFETY NET AT EDGE OF PLATFORM.WIND GUSTING 35K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1981 | Bell 206B | Whitehall, Montana, United States | High Life Heli | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1981 | Bell 206A | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | Evanston Helic | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Sabine, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1981 | Bell 206B | New York City, New York, United States | Air Metro Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Mesquite, Texas, United States | Careflite, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | E.r.a.helicopt | Minor injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Bristow Offsho | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1981 | Bell 206B | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Commercial HEL | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1981 | Sikorsky S-76 | Ss Block 214, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft H35 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | No injuries | - |