Bell 206L-1 N5748Y

Summary

On 25 January 1986 at about 15:04 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5748Y, operated by Omni Flight Offshore, was involved in an accident near Sabine Pass, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 January 1986 at 15:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Sabine Pass, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7301, -93.8899

Aircraft

Bell 206L-1

Registration

N5748Y

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Omni Flight Offshore

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86LRA07

2 people were seriously injured.

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

ACFT ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER ENROUTE FROM SHORE TO AN OIL RIG THAT WAS UNDER TOW IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. UPON ENCOUNTERING IMC CONDITIONS, THE PLT CLIMBED TO 600' AGL FOR BETTER OBSTACLE CLEARANCE AND TURNED BACK TOWARD THE BEACH. DURING A SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO REACQUIRE VMC CONDITIONS THE PLT ENTERED A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE TURN A RAPID DESCENT RATE DEVELOPED AND THAT HE WAS ABLE TO ARREST IT USING FULL COLLECTIVE, JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TIDAL MUD FLATS. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED DURING THE RECOVERY EFFORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.