ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35383
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| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1999 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 214ST |
| Owner/operator: | Aramco Aviation |
| Registration: | N704H |
| MSN: | 28108 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abu Sa'afah Offshore Installation -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ras Tanura, OF (RTN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 2, 1999, at 1615 GMT, a Bell 214 ST twin-engine helicopter, N704H, was substantially damaged upon impact with the water during takeoff from an offshore platform in the Arabian Gulf, near Dhahran, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The helicopter was owned and operated by the Aramco Aviation Department, of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Twenty persons were aboard the helicopter. The two airline transport rated pilots and ten of the passengers were fatally injured. Eight passengers survived with minor injuries. The helicopter was transporting personnel for the scheduled evening crew change from the oil/gas platform, located 35 nautical miles offshore, to the operator's base in Ras Tanura. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight for which a company VFR flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19968&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Feb-2013 12:04 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 23-Feb-2013 12:03 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2014 21:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2016 18:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2022 20:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
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