ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380222
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Date: | Friday 13 January 1984 |
Time: | 18:40 LT |
Type: | Bell 206L-1 |
Owner/operator: | Halter Yachts Inc. |
Registration: | N5759M |
MSN: | 45555 |
Total airframe hrs: | 802 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Vencie, LA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Venice, LA |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE TOOK OFF FROM A CAME SITE TO PICK UP DUCK HUNTERS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. DURING THE FLT, HE ENCOUNTERED FOG & TURNED TOWARD VENICE, LA TO LAND. HE THEN SAW AN OIL FIELD STRUCTURE & SOME LAND & ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHILE MAKING AN OVER WATER APCH, HE WAS LOOKING AT THE OIL FIELD STRUCTURE & THE BANK WHEN THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN IN THE WATER & ROLLED OVER. THE OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED BY DUCK HUNTERS IN THE AREA. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 300 FT.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW84LA116 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA116
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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