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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico, TX · May 4, 1981

Date
May 4, 1981 · 13:15 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N143BH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA085
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,761 total516 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot experienced vibration in helicopter. Crashed during emergency landing in Gulf Of Mexico.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN HELICOPTER. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN GULF OF MEXICO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.