N164RL is a 1997 Bell 407. It is a rotorcraft with 7 seats, powered by a Allison 250-C20 SER rated at 420 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Broussard, LA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 1997. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 29 years old
- 1 of 389 Bell 407
2021
1997
That's everything on file so far — TailWiki checks the FAA registry daily and adds new entries as N164RL's record changes.
The commercial pilot was approaching an off-shore oil platform and positioned the helicopter to land "into the wind." The intended flight path crossed over a crane with a windsock on top. Having observed the obstructions, the pilot continued the approach to the helideck. As the helicopter overflew the crane, the helicopter's tail rotor contacted the windsock resulting in substantial damage to the helicopter's tail boom section. The pilot was able to land the damaged helicopter on the oil platform's helideck.
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