ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43457
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Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1984 |
Time: | 18:10 |
Type: | Aérospatiale AS 355F |
Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
Registration: | N5791Z |
MSN: | 5119 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | W Cameron 540, Gulf of Mexico -
Atlantic Ocean
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Offshore |
Departure airport: | Oil Rig |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN UNMANNED RIG, THE TAIL SECTION OF THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED A ROTATING BEACON SUPPORT BRACKET ON TOP OF A CRANE STRUCTURE. THE CRANE STRUCTURE WAS LOCATED BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE LANDING PAD. THE HELICOPTER THEN CRASHED INTO THE SURROUNDING WATER. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39260 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
11-Jun-2010 02:23 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport] |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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