ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30034
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| Date: | Thursday 7 September 2000 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N27680 |
| MSN: | 45288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3796 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250C-28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 1000 mi SW of Houma, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Eugene Is 286 |
| Eugene Is 296b | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After about 2 hours and 54 minutes of flight, the helicopter had a loss of engine power while on final approach to an offshore oil platform. The pilot initiated an autorotation and subsequently landed hard on rough/choppy ocean water. Fuel consumption calculations, provided by the operator, showed that the helicopter could have been at or near fuel exhaustion at the time of the accident. The helicopter sank to the bottom of the ocean, thus precluding available fuel verification and examination of aircraft systems. Therefore, the reason for the loss of power could not be determined conclusively.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21973&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27680
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2015 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Nov-2017 09:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Damage] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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