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Final Reports: Pilot lost control over offshore oil platform

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug.

By Mary F. Silitch

December 11, 2006

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 13, 2003–The NTSB determined that the cause of the accident was the pilot’s inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and failure to obtain and maintain directional control. The crosswind was a contributing factor, as was the pilot’s attempt to position the helicopter near the refueling station in a crosswind to perform a hot refueling.

Three people, including the 10,406-hour commercial pilot, were killed and two were injured when the Petroleum Helicopters LongRanger rolled to the right and fell off the offshore oil platform on takeoff. When the helicopter landed, a left crosswind was blowing at 10 to 20 mph; when it took off, the crosswind had reached 45 to 50 mph.

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