Date: | Monday 6 February 2017 |
Time: | 19:09 |
Type: | Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
Owner/operator: | Republic Helicopters Inc |
Registration: | N978RH |
MSN: | 4075 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Total airframe hrs: | 15287 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C20J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | West Bay, near Galveston, TX - United States of America |
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Offshore |
Departure airport: | Galveston, TX |
El Paso, TX (2TE1) | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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#OTD in 2017 Waiting for passengers to complete their work on a tanker in Galveston Bay meant this Bell 206B3 attempted a night flight back to shore.https://t.co/vOibCgCXrq #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/8JKztAPkx9
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) February 6, 2021
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07-Feb-2017 08:27 | gerard57 | Added |
07-Feb-2017 15:10 | Paje69 | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Source] |
07-Feb-2017 15:11 | harro | Updated [Location, Country] |
07-Feb-2017 15:14 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
07-Feb-2017 17:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
07-Feb-2017 19:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
08-Feb-2017 06:49 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
04-Mar-2017 14:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
04-Mar-2017 15:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
04-Mar-2017 16:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
03-Jun-2017 17:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
16-Dec-2017 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-Dec-2017 17:01 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
16-Dec-2017 17:03 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
25-Dec-2020 15:16 | harro | Updated [Nature] |
06-Feb-2021 10:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
06-Feb-2021 10:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Accident report] |
27-Nov-2023 14:22 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |