Petroleum Heli accidents

The NTSB database holds 139 accidents and incidents involving Petroleum Heli, recorded between 1964 to 1981. 34 of them were fatal (24%), and 97 people died.

The deadliest year was 1977, with 18 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (62 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Bell 206, Bell 47 and Bell 204.

Most of these records are from United States, Other-International Waters and Atlantic Ocean North Lat..

139 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

139

Records

Fatal

Deaths

24%

Share fatal

1964 to 1981

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 139 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 34

1970s 87

1980s 18

Aircraft types involved

Bell 206 53 Bell 47 37 Bell 204 6 Hughes 369 6 Bell 212 5 Bell 205 4

Where these happened

United States 114 Other-International Waters 13 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 7 South America 3 Africa 1 Central America 1

All 139 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 Dec 1977	S N I A S SA330J N4730S	Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	17
23 Apr 1976	Bell 205-A1 N8167J	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	12
29 May 1972	Bell 205A-1 N2256W	Dulac, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	11
8 Oct 1966	Bell 204B N1187W	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	11
3 Nov 1975	Bell 212 N90057	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	9
30 Aug 1978	Bell 206B N9908K	Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	4
6 May 1980	Bell 206L-1 N5017F	Gibson, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2
7 May 1978	Aerospatle 330J N49496	Atlantic City, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2
23 Mar 1978	Bell 47G-4A N8182J	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2
28 Jun 1972	Bell 206B N1457W	Cameron, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2
13 Sep 1967	Bell 47G-4 N1350X	La Place, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2
20 Oct 1966	Bell 47J-2A N8582F	Leland Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	2
24 Dec 1981	Aerospatle AS350D N3606U	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
31 May 1981	Aerospatial AS-350 N3607G	Cameron, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
2 Dec 1980	Bell 206B3 N5003Q	Cameron, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
9 May 1980	Bell 206B N90095	Intracstl Cy, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
11 Aug 1979	Bell 206B N5018F	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
29 Nov 1978	Bolkow B-105 N46977	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
13 Aug 1978	Bolkow BO-105 N17235	Cameron, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
6 Jan 1977	Bolkow BO105C N200BB	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
13 Jun 1976	Bolkow BO105C N149BB	Intracoastal, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1976	Bell 206B N14856	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
19 Jan 1976	Bell 206B N143PA	Intercstl City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
30 Jul 1975	Bell 212 N7073J	Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
16 Feb 1975	Bell 47G4A N1446W	Ixiamas, South America no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
8 Jan 1974	Bell 206B N4020G	Venice, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
18 Dec 1972	Hughes 369HS N9093F	Venice, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
9 May 1972	Hughes 369 N9092F	Harahan, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
21 Jun 1971	Bell 47G-4A N7814S	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1971	Bell 47G-4 N13150	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
25 Mar 1969	Bell 47J N2893B	Patterson, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
3 Jun 1968	Bell 206A N7943S	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
19 Jul 1964	Sikorsky S-58 N422	Colombia S.a., South America no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
5 Dec 1981	Bell 206L-1 N57494	Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1981	Bell 206B N5006Y	Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1981	Bell 206L-1 N1076S	Sabine, Texas, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Minor injuries	-
12 Oct 1981	Aerospatle AS350D N5774X	Houma, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
7 Aug 1981	Bell 206L N9973K	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Serious injuries	-
2 Jun 1981	Aerospatial AS350D N3607S	Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
26 May 1981	Sikorsky S-76 N1547D	Ss Block 214, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
19 May 1981	Bell 206B N49746	Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
1 May 1981	Bell 206B N16873	Rangley, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
25 Apr 1981	Bell 206L-1 N5000Y	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Minor injuries	-
11 Apr 1981	Bell 206B N4019G	Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1980	Bell 206L-1 N2775A	Intracstl Cty, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
31 Jul 1980	Bell 212 N90220	Sabine Pass, Texas, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
8 Aug 1979	Bell 206B N90171	Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Minor injuries	-
18 Jul 1979	Bell 206B N7853S	Sabine, Texas, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
24 Jun 1979	Bell 206B N16810	Gobernador, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1979	Bell 206B N16710	Venice, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Minor injuries	-