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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350C · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · September 25, 1980

Date: September 25, 1980 · 17:20 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3606X
Reported as: Snias AS350C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,715 total66 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3606XRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 1994 · S N I A S AS350D ASTARS/N 1234 Airframe modelS N I A S AS350D ASTAR

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During hover for landing a gust of wind caused nose to pitch up and aircraft moved back. Tail rotor hit helipad.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HOVER FOR LANDING A GUST OF WIND CAUSED NOSE TO PITCH UP AND AIRCRAFT MOVED BACK. TAIL ROTOR HIT HELIPAD.