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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Venice, Mexico · July 29, 1981

Date
July 29, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Venice, Mexico
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3605S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DRD35
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,145 total385 in this make and model146 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 allowed tail rotor to contact safety net during hover for landing on helipad. Parked helicopter damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED TAIL ROTOR TO CONTACT SAFETY NET DURING HOVER FOR LANDING ON HELIPAD. PARKED HELICOPTER DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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