# Accident 19810504022159A: Snias AS350D, Gulf Of Mexico, TX, May 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N143BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143BH-1991-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,761 total, 516 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA085), May 4, 1981: Aerospatial AS350D (N143BH), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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