Bell 206B III N5010U

Summary

On 16 June 1983 at about 14:15 local time, a Bell 206B III registered N5010U was involved in an accident near Eugene Isl.blk. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 June 1983 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Eugene Isl.blk

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B III

Registration

N5010U

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

So. Marsh Blk → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FA280

3 people died.

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

THE HELICOPTER WAS USED TO SHUTTLE PAX & SUPPLIES BETWEEN VARIOUS OIL DRILLING PLATFORMS & WAS EN ROUTE BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WRECKAGE WAS SPOTTED 6 MILES WEST OF THE DESTINATION ISLAND. ONLY THE PILOT'S BODY WAS RETRIEVED & 2 PAX WERE PRESUMED DROWNED. THERE WERE NO DISTRESS CALLS. SEAS WERE CALM & VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. REMAINING DEBRIS WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.