Bell 206L-1 N5000Y

Summary

On 10 August 1987 at about 21:55 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5000Y, operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Eugene Island. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 August 1987 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Eugene Island

Nearest airport

Eugene Island

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206L-1

Registration

N5000Y

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Eugene IS.85

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW87LA194

2 people 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

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE DURING TAKEOFF FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM. THE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF A CABLE RACEWAY ON A DRILLING RIG THAT WAS SITUATED ADJACENT TO THE PLATFORM HELIDECK. THE RACEWAY WAS 9 FEET LATERALLY AND 22 FEET ABOVE THE HELIDECK EDGE. PLT HAD LANDED ON THE HELIDECK WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE DECK REQUIRING ACCIDENT PLT TO MAKE AN APP TO A HOVER THEN SLIDE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE PAD AND SET DOWN WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES UNDER LAPPING THE BOTOM OF THE JACK UP DRILLING PLATFORM. AFTER LIFTOFF TO A HOVER, THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION TO FWD FLT WHEN THE ROTOR STRIKE OCCURRED. FOLLOWING THE STRIKE, HE ATTEMPTED TO INFLATE. OPR'S SOP CALLS FOR MINIMUM OF 1/3 ROTOR DISC CLEARANCE FROM ALL OBSTACLES DURING T/O AND LNDG. THIS CLEARANCE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED WITH ONE ACFT ALREADY PARKED ON THE HELIDECK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.