Bell 206B N285CA

Summary

On 22 September 1993 at about 20:25 local time, a Bell 206B registered N285CA, operated by Crescent Airways, Ltd., was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 September 1993 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N285CA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Crescent Airways, Ltd.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX93LA375

2 people died.

a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS AT LONGITUDE 121 DEGREES 13 MINUTES WEST AND LATITUDE 12 DEGREES 52 MINUTES NORTH. ACCORDING TO AN EXTRACT FROM THE SHIP'S LOG, THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED THE VESSEL ON A FISH SPOTTING MISSION AND WAS WORKING AN AREA 15 TO 20 MILES FROM THE SHIP WHILE BEING MONITORED ON THE SHIP SEARCH RADAR. AT A POINT BEARING 305 DEGREES AND 17 MILES FROM THE SHIP, THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE VESSEL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED 'WE ARE GOING DOWN...THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED.' THE VESSEL IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO THE LAST KNOWN RADAR POSITION OF THE HELICOPTER AND BEGAN A SEARCH PATTERN, WHICH WAS SUSPENDED AT DUSK. AT 0900 HOURS ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, VARIOUS PIECES OF FIBER GLASS AND AN UNOPENED INFLATABLE RAFT WERE FOUND AND A SHORT TIME LATER, THE BODY OF THE PASSENGER WAS LOCATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.