ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44115
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 2006 |
| Time: | 14:52 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N92MT |
| MSN: | 51175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Grand Isle 43AA, Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| Grand Isle 43AA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 15,563 hour commercial pilot successfully landed the single-engine helicopter on the offshore platform.
Approximately 5 minutes after landing, the company dispatcher located on 43AA went outside and noticed the helicopter was still running, with the pilot leaning over the flight controls. A few minutes after landing, ground personnel at the platform found the pilot, sole occupant of the helicopter, incapacitated. The pilot was transported to a local hospital; however, resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. The autopsy determined cause of death to be atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with coronary insufficiency, and manner of death was considered to be natural.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation and death due to pre-existing cardiac disease.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06IA145
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 10:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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