Ocean Helicopters, Inc.

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Also recorded as: Ocean Helicopters, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2014-01-23 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N72AP) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Ocean Helicopters (per NTSB report)

The certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control during a run-on landing, resulting in a rollover and ground collision.

Source: NTSB case ERA14CA102
Accident · 2011-11-05 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N413RM) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Ocean Helicopters Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a low-altitude turn into gusty tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of translational lift and settling with power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.

Source: NTSB case ERA12LA063
Accident · 2011-07-10 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N10786) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Ocean Helicopters Inc (per NTSB report)

Separation of the auxiliary fuel tank cap, which entered the tail rotor system. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a fuel tank cap restraint.

Source: NTSB case ERA11LA392
Accident · 2009-06-18 Operator named in NTSB report
SCHWEIZER 269C-1 (N9421K) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by Ocean Helicopters, Inc. (per NTSB report)

A loss of engine power due to the improper installation of the right magneto by maintenance personnel resulting in subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate 100-Hour inspection by the mechanic when he failed to note that improper hardware were installed at both magnetos, and his failure to detect fracture of the clamping flange of the right magneto.

Source: NTSB case ERA09FA355
Accident · 2007-08-28 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206B (N100RW) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Ocean Helicopters Inc. (per NTSB report)

The flight Instructor's delayed activation of the throttle during recovery from a demonstartion of an autorotation resulting in touchdown on soft terrain and a nosedown.

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA122
Accident · 2007-04-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Robinson R-22 Beta II (N7535Z) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Ocean Helicopters Inc., (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's inadvertent shutting off of the mixture control while performing the prelanding checks that resulted loss of engine power and a roll over during the subsequent forced landing.

Source: NTSB case MIA07CA079

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N100RW——Operator named in NTSB report
N10786——Operator named in NTSB report
N413RM——Operator named in NTSB report
N72AP——Operator named in NTSB report
N7535Z——Operator named in NTSB report
N9421K——Operator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N72AP — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N413RM — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N10786 — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N9421K — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N100RW — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N7535Z — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry