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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS355F · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · August 19, 1987

Date: August 19, 1987 · 11:35 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Airport: Ship Shoal 214c
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ZAAL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N359E
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW87FA203
Reported as: Aerosp AS355F
Reported engine: Allison 250C20F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total2,810 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N359ERegistration cancelled Jul 10, 1989 · Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUILS/N 5138 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL

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What happened

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

Lost tailrotor control on liftoff from Gulf helipad. Activated floats late rolled over. Tailrotor shaft failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAILROTOR CONTROL ON LIFTOFF FROM GULF HELIPAD. ACTIVATED FLOATS LATE ROLLED OVER. TAILROTOR SHAFT FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW87FA203Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportShip Shoal 214cAcft experienced a tail rotor drive shaft failure during t/o from an offshore platform. Acft spun left and completed 6 to 7 revolutions prior to water contact as the single plt could not reach the throttles to reduce pwr to idle. Acft landed hard and the rt…Aug 19, 1987 · Substantial damage