Jun 28, 2015
Accident
Substantial South Timbalier 127
Injuries1 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The pilot's lack of awareness of the severity of the gusting winds, which led to the helicopter being pushed off of the oil platform by a wind gust during engine start. Contributing to the accident was the unavailability of a nearby weather monitoring system.
NTSB CEN15LA288