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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 2001 |
| Time: | 10:41 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Air Logistics Inc. |
| Registration: | N376AL |
| MSN: | 760002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18899 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison C-30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | EC 359, GM |
| EC 270, GM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a normal landing to an offshore platform, the helicopter was parked with the engine and main rotor blades operating at idle. A passenger entered the base of the heliport unexpectedly and unescorted through a stairwell that was located near the nose of the helicopter. The passenger walked into the path of the main rotor blades, was struck by a main rotor blade and received fatal injuries.
Probable Cause: the passenger's inadvertent encounter with the rotating main rotor blades.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010327X00654&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2010 12:19 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 10-Dec-2017 10:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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