ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364012
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 February 1992 |
| Time: | 08:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B III |
| Owner/operator: | Chevron Usa Incorporated |
| Registration: | N2750F |
| MSN: | 2674 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12372 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Isle, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Leeville, LA (KLEV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN APPROACH TO A HELIDECK THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION. DUE TO HIGH SEA STATE THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAINTAIN IDLE POWER IN ORDER TO AVOID TAIL BOOM CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WHILE AWAITING RESCUE. WIND WAS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30. WAVE ACTION DAMAGED THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WHICH THEN CONTACTED THE TAIL BOOM. AT THAT POINT ALL OCCUPANTS BOARDED A LIFE RAFT. AN ENGINE TEST RUN WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS UNDETERMINED.
Probable Cause: HEAVY SEA STATE DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. A FACTOR WAS THE POWER LOSS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 1996 | N2750F | Corporate Helicopters | 0 | San Diego, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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