33.5779° N, 101.8552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 1989 · 10:35 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GDGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5801S
Reported as
Aerosp AS355F1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total450 in this make and model10 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.
Responding to emergency, hepicopter rotor hit four powerlines, forced landing. Minor damage to blades.
As the FAA filed it
RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY, HEPICOPTER ROTOR HIT FOUR POWERLINES, FORCED LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO BLADES.