Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Pacific Ocean
Friday, February 25, 1994 6:20
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE HELICOPTER WAS USED FOR FISH-SPOTTING OPERATIONS FROM A FISHING VESSEL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT RUN-UP AT WHICH TIME ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL; THEN HE DEPARTED FROM THE SHIP LANDING PAD. AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED THAT BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT REACTED BY TURNING THE HELICOPTER BACK TOWARD THE SHIP FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ABOUT 70 METERS FROM THE SHIP, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2,600 AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. AS THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED TO THE LEVEL OF THE FLIGHT DECK, THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO LAND ON THE SHIP, AND TURNED AWAY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 70 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL REMAINING POWER. AT THAT TIME, HE REPORTED HEARING 'SOME ABNORMAL SOUNDS FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT.' THE FLOAT-EQUIPPED HELICOPTER DESCENDED INTO THE OCEAN AND CAPSIZED.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/25/1994 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 620 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Event State | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 1994 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 20 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 25 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 2 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 257 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 2 1994 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 915 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 26 2002 3:24PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\ZUZL |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N61414 |
| NTSB Number | LAX94LA196 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | SCHWEIZER |
| Aircraft Model | 300C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 300C |
| Aircraft Serial Number | S1614 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2050 |
| Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Dec 15 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 29 |
| Airframe Hours | 243 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | TRANS GLOBAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 7825 N. DALE MABRY, SUITE 104 |
| Aircraft Owner City | TAMPA |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33814 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | FONG SEONG FISHERIES |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | NO. 69 PIN HAI FIRST ROAD |
| Operator City | KAOHSIUNG |
| Operator State | OF |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Observation |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | NONE |
| Departure City | SHIP FONG SEONG |
| Departure State | PO |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 615 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |