Bell 206B N41AL

Summary

On 13 April 1982 at about 23:27 local time, a Bell 206B registered N41AL, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an accident near West Delta 105D. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 April 1982 at 23:27

Classification

Accident

Location

West Delta 105D

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N41AL

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Air Logistics

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Delta 105D → West Delta 105D

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA127

1 person had minor injuries.

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM AN OIL RIG HELIDECK, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AREA AND NOTICED A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE. HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE OIL RIG, INFLATED THE POP OUT FLOATS AND AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. ON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SANK WHILE BEING TOWED TO THE OIL RIG FOR RECOVERY. THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT RECOVERED AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.