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Tue, Jan 21, 2003

Fire on the Water Marks Crash

One Killed in Heli-Rig Accident

On January 16, 2003, at 0830 central standard time, a Bell 206L-1, N3194P, operated by Air Logistics LLC, was destroyed on impact with an offshore platform approximately 14 nautical miles northeast of Venice, Louisiana. The helicopter was approaching to land on the platform. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 135 business flight was operating on a company flight plan. The commercial pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and the third passenger was fatally injured. The flight departed from Venice, Louisiana, at 0816, en route to the platform.

**   Report created 1/17/2003   Record 4   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 3194P        Make/Model: B206      Description: BELL 206B HELICOPTER
  Date: 01/16/2003     Time: 1515
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
  City: VENICE (BRENTON SOUND 53)   State: LA   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES ON AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT FELL INTO THE WATER AND BURNED. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE RESCUED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. A THIRD PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. 15 MILES NE VENICE, LA.
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   3     Fat:   1     Ser:   2     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business      Phase: Landing      Operation: Air Taxi (On Demand)
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: VFR          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont:
  Last Clearance:
  FAA FSDO: BATON ROUGE, LA  (SW03)               Entry date: 01/17/2003

FMI: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20030117X00083&key=1

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