Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 33 accidents and incidents involving Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., recorded between 1982 to 2008. 16 of them were fatal (48%), and 39 people died.

The deadliest year was 1987, with 16 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Bell 206, Bell 407 and Bell 412.

Most of these records are from United States, Angola and Congo.

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

Records

Fatal

Deaths

48%

Share fatal

1982 to 2008

Period

Show these on the map 17 of 33 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 16

1990s 13

2000s 4

Aircraft types involved

Bell 206 11 Bell 407 3 Bell 412 2 Aerospatiale AS-350D 2 Bell 214 1 Aerospatiale AS-355F 1

Where these happened

United States 19 Angola 2 Congo 1

All 33 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Dec 1987	Aerospatiale SA-330J N3596N	Eugene Island no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	15
5 Apr 1984	Aerospatiale AS 355F N5791Z	W Cameron 540 no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc	Fatal	4
19 Jan 1991	Bell B 206B III N2269V	So. Pass Blk 70 no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	3
17 Mar 1999	Eurocopter AS-350-B2 N6100R	Eugene Is. 193 no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1992	Bell 206L-3 N6610L	Venice, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1986	Bell 206B-3 N3182V	Lompoc, California, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	2
3 Dec 1982	Bell 206L1 N2252Z	Gulf of Mexico no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	2
9 May 2008	Bell 206 L-1 N5014V	Muanda, Congo	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	1
28 Feb 2001	Bell 412SP N412SM	Grand Junction, Colorado, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	1
29 Dec 2000	Bell 407 N407MM	Gilchrist, Texas, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	1
1 Dec 1999	Bell 206-L1 N5005B	Cabinda, Angola no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	1
5 Oct 1998	Bell 407 N403PH	Vermilion 331 no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1997	MBB BO-105S N7161J	Lena, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc	Fatal	1
19 Nov 1990	MBB BO 105CB4 N3536T	Cameron, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	1
23 Jan 1990	Aerospatiale AS355F-1 N5791N	High Island AO6 no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	1
4 Jul 1987	Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 N5796M	Venice, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	1
15 Nov 2000	Eurocopter AS 350B-3 N972AE	Mesa, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1997	Bell 407 N467PH	Grand Isle S108, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
14 Oct 1996	Bell 206L-3 N21497	Venice, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc	No injuries	-
25 May 1993	MBB BK 117 A-4 N401PH	Lafayette, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1991	Bell 206L-1 N2772A	S. Tim 171D no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1990	Aerospatiale AS-350D N3598F	Berwick, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1989	Aerospatiale 350D N3606Y	New Iberia, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1989	Bell 206L-1 N3904L	Molongo, Angola no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Aug 1988	Bell 222UT N3190K	Cameron, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1987	Bell 206L-1 N2764F	New Iberia, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Aug 1987	Bell 206L-1 N5000Y	Eugene Island no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
24 Jan 1986	Aerospatiale AS-350D N3599X	Freeport, Texas, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
24 Jan 1984	Bell 206L-1 N5745M	Venice, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters Inc	Minor injuries	-
2 Dec 1982	Bell 412 N2258F	Intercoastal Ci, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Sep 1982	Bell 214ST N2091E	Intracoastal Ci, Louisiana, United States	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1982	Bell 206L-1 N5734N	Gulf of Mexico no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Minor injuries	-
2 Mar 1982	Bell 12 N1080S	Mustang Blk A11 no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopter's Inc	Serious injuries	-