# Accident 19880714026579A: Snias SA330J, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, July 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1988, 07:25 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N47307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47307-1991-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA330J (registry code 8680612, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA330J
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,687 total, 2,075 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880714026579A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED IN WATER. NOT STABILIZED PRIOR TO FORWARD FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA131), Jul 14, 1988: Aerospatiale SA330J (N47307), Gulf-Of-Mexico, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: NONE SUBMITTED

## Other reports on N47307 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780112002699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780112002699I), Jan 12, 1978: Snias SA330J (N47307), LA, Substantial damage. Experienced fire in flight, landed safely on tender. Fire of undetermin cause.

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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