jmolleur Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I was speaking with a pilot who works offshore and we got on the subject of helicopter losses in the GOM. He was telling me that I would be surprised of how many actually go down. He was talking about the crash per flight ratio for a year. Is this true? Also, where may I find records of accidents of the major companies? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I was speaking with a pilot who works offshore and we got on the subject of helicopter losses in the GOM. He was telling me that I would be surprised of how many actually go down. He was talking about the crash per flight ratio for a year. Is this true? Also, where may I find records of accidents of the major companies? Thanks! How much would it take to "surprise" you, and over what period? I haven't been in the GoM for 10 years, and it can be very challenging flying (opinion based on 13 years at PHI), but as a group, I think the professionals working there do an excellent job. By some comparisons (number of fatalities vs. number of landings, for instance), there have been years when PHI beat the airline industry. It's apples and oranges, of course, they are two very different operations. I'll bet you could put all the Part 121 pilots who routinely do 100 landings a day on the job in a single room, while it's not freakish in the Gulf. All accidents start with a landing, don't they?... Not minimizing the hazards the pros handle in the Gulf, but I think your source was being too dramatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C of G Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Statistically, at the moment, it's the safest sector of the industry considering hours flown. That is coming from numbers drawn at Flight Safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Preliminary Preliminary 10/6/2007 Galveston, TX Bell 206L-1 N3899C Incident NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Factual Factual 8/20/2007 Slaton, TX Eurocopter Deutschland BK117 N911R Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 4/19/2006 6/27/2007 Houston, TX Sikorsky S-76A N8063R Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Preliminary Preliminary 9/6/2005 Gulf of Mexico, TX Sikorsky S-76A N90421 Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 3/21/2004 1/26/2006 Pyote, TX Bell 407 N502MT Fatal(4) NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 3/6/2003 7/23/2003 Alpine, TX Aerospatiale SA341G N16KH Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 10/17/2002 5/13/2003 Edinburg, TX Bell 206L-1 N303CH Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 3/10/2000 4/19/2001 DALHART, TX Eurocopter BO105S-CBS-5 N335T Fatal(4) NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Synopsis PDFReport(s) EventDate ProbableCause Released Location Make / Model Regist.Number EventSeverity Type of Air Carrier Operationand Carrier Name (Doing Business As) Preliminary Preliminary 10/6/2006 Abbeville, LA Bell 206-L4 N266AL Incident NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Preliminary Preliminary 5/5/2006 Intracoastal, LA Eurocopter EC120B N514AL Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 3/14/2006 3/26/2007 Patterson, LA Bell 206L-1 N370RL Fatal(2) NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 6/8/2005 9/13/2005 Moulton Cove, LA Bell 206L-1 N2761X Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 2/18/2005 9/13/2005 Cameron, LA Bell 206L-3 N512RA Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 6/24/2004 6/28/2006 Vermillion Bay, LA Bell 206-L1 N5006F Fatal(3) NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 1/28/2004 6/30/2004 Patterson, LA Bell 206-L4 N207RT Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 12/3/2003 6/30/2004 Galliano, LA Bell BH-212 N5017H Incident NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 8/13/2003 10/3/2006 E.I. 276, LA Bell 206L-3 N41128 Fatal(3) NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 3/24/2003 9/13/2005 Houma, LA Bell 407 N501PH Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 1/21/2003 3/30/2004 Oak Grove, LA Bell 206L-1 N5740L Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 1/16/2003 3/30/2004 B.S. 53, LA Bell 206L-1 N3194P Fatal(1) NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 1/9/2003 12/30/2003 Venice, LA Aerospatiale AS-350-BA N22TV Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 8/24/2001 8/26/2002 Cameron, LA Bell 206L-3 N350AL Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 5/31/2000 7/10/2001 COCODRIE, LA Bell 206B N7817S Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Probable Cause Factual , Probable Cause 5/24/2000 11/14/2001 PATTERSON, LA Eurocopter AS350B2 N350JG Nonfatal NSCH Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter Not all of these are in the gulf. All are in Texas and Louisiana, all are part 135 ops. You can search them on the ntsb.gov website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Yes, some of those are more than 500 miles from the Gulf, and Dalhart is closer to 800 miles away, as is Alpine. The NTSB site has all reported accidents, but it can be difficult to know which are related to the Gulf of Mexico without reading the summary, and sometimes even then if you don't know the companies involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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