ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36058
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 1992 |
| Time: | 11:13 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Industrial Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N2072B |
| MSN: | 3450 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7910 hours |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 250C-20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oil Platform 672A, 40 miles S of Matagorda Island, Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| Platform 672A, 40 miles south of Matagorda Island, Gulf of Mexico | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) July 26, 1992: During the final stage of a landing on Oil Platform 672A, 40 miles south of Matagorda Island, off the coast of Texas, USA, the helicopter's tail rotor apparently struck a guard rail. The helicopter went out of control and crashed inverted into the water. The pilot (the sole person on board) was killed.
The NTSB determined the probable cause to be: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path during the approach which led to an excessive nose high attitude during the landing flare. Registration N2072B formally cancelled by the FAA on February 19, 1997 (almost five years later...) as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW92FA189 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001211X15148&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2072B
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=9449
4. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/b206.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2016 18:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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