GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
19780103000719I |
| Local Date |
03-JAN-78 |
| City |
CAMERON |
| State |
LA |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Make |
BELL |
| Aircraft Model |
206 |
| Aircraft Series |
L |
| Operator |
PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS |
| Primary Flight Type |
AIR TAXI (NON-SCHEDULED) |
| Secondary Flight Type |
PASSENGERS |
| Type of Operation |
AIR TAXI/COMMUTER |
| Registration Nbr |
9979K |
| Total Aboard |
5 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Aircraft Weight Class |
UNDER 12501 LBS |
| Engine Make |
ALLSN |
| Engine Model |
250C20B |
| Engine Group |
250C |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
| Engine Type |
U |
Environmental/Operations Info
| Primary Flight Conditions |
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES |
| Secondary Flight Conditions |
WEATHER NOT A FACTOR |
| Wind Direction(deg) |
05 |
| Wind Speed(mph) |
05 |
| Visibility(mi.) |
GREATER THAN 10 MILES |
| Flight Plan Filed |
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES |
Pilot In Command
| Pilot Certificates |
COMMERCIAL PILOT |
| Pilot Rating |
ROTORCRAFT/HELICOPTER/AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND |
| Pilot Qualification |
QUALIFIED |
| Flight Time Total Hours |
3650 |
| Total in Make/Model |
1564 |
| Total in Last 90 days |
0 |
| Total in last 90 days Make/Model |
0 |
Event Remarks
FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. TURBINE FAILED.
END REPORT