ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274141
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 2022 |
| Time: | 10:01 |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorcraft Leasing Company LLC (RLC) |
| Registration: | N167RL |
| MSN: | 53167 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20224 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce M250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Houma, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Venice, LA (VEN) |
| Patterson Municipal Heliport, LA (PTN/KPTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On January 14, 2022, about 1001 central standard time, a Bell 407, N167RL, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana. The commercial pilot and a passenger sustained fatal injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand passenger flight.
The pilot and passenger departed in the helicopter on the on-demand passenger flight. Cockpit imagery indicated that, while enroute, the pilot experienced a sudden loss of consciousness. The helicopter departed controlled flight and impacted terrain. Examination of the helicopter revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Autopsy of the pilot was limited due to extensive traumatic injury. While the pilot’s cardiovascular system showed no evidence of natural disease, an arrhythmia or other electrical disorder would not leave evidence on autopsy; thus, the cause of the pilot’s sudden incapacitation could not be determined.
Varying levels of ethanol were detected in the pilot’s liver, lung, kidney, and muscle tissue. Butanol and propanol were also detected in some tissues. Given the differing ethanol tissue concentrations, the state the body was recovered, and the presence of butanol and propanol in some tissues, it is likely that the identified ethanol was from sources other than ingestion.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s sudden loss of consciousness for undetermined reasons during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wdsu.com/article/lafourche-parish-helicopter-crash/38770222
https://www.wafb.com/app/2022/01/14/possible-helicopter-crash-reported-louisiana-marsh/
https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-helicopter-crashes-thibodaux-3bb72d9def2857c335c8aeea6374642d
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2022-01-14/search-on-for-survivors-of-louisiana-helicopter-crash
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N167RL
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a10d31&lat=29.480&lon=-90.401&zoom=12.0&showTrace=2022-01-14
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=167RL
https://www.rlcllc.com/fleet/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2022 17:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 14-Jan-2022 22:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage] |
| 15-Jan-2022 01:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2022 03:54 | johnwg | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2022 03:56 | johnwg | Updated [Departure airport, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 06:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Jan-2022 07:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
| 15-Jan-2022 14:22 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 14:24 | johnwg | Updated [Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 16:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2022 16:51 | RobertMB | Updated [[Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 16-Jan-2022 01:59 | johnwg | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2022 09:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2022 17:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2022 08:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2022 08:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2022 08:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2022 22:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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