Aerospatiale AS-350BA accident near E. Cameron 200, USA
On October 28, 2000, an Aerospatiale AS-350BA (helicopter) was involved in an accident near E. Cameron 200, USA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 28, 2000
- Place
- E. Cameron 200, USA
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS-350BA · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.738°N, 92.630°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22153
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 28, 2000, at 1637 central daylight time, an Aerospatiale AS-350BA single-engine helicopter, N26WW, was destroyed when it impacted water during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near the East Cameron area, block 200, in the Gulf of Mexico. The instrument rated commercial pilot, sole occupant of the helicopter, received fatal injuries. The helicopter was registered to Textron Financial Corporation Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, and operated by Tex-Air Helicopters Inc., of Houston, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The flight originated from East Cameron 231A (EC231A), an offshore oil platform located in the Gulf of Mexico, at 1630, and was destined for Abbeville, Louisiana, with an intermediate fuel stop at Vermilion 200 (V200), another offshore oil platform. According to dispatch records and the pilot of another helicopter (N118TA), at 1635, the pilot of N26WW stated the he was en route to V200 and was three minutes from landing. At 1636, the pilot of N118TA heard the following distress call: "118, I'm going down." Before the pilot of N118TA could respond he heard a second distress call during which he heard: "118, Whiskey Whiskey going down one mile from you." The pilot of N118TA reported that he could hear a "warning horn," whose sound could not be positively identified, as the pilot of N26WW transmitted the distress call. No other distress calls were received. The pilot of N118TA then in
Probable cause
the loss of engine power due to an internal engine oil leak that started an internal engine fire and the pilot's inadequate autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor to the accident was the rough water condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
