# Accident 20140105002489A: Bell 430, Venice, LA, January 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AC2A
- Location: 29.2702° N, 89.3504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2702&lon=-89.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430CT-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 430 (registry code 1182150, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C40B (registry code 54525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c40b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 430
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C40B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,050 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140105002489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WITH PERSONAL ISSUES ON SHORT FINAL TO AN OFFSHORE HELIPORT.  SHE ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH HAND RAIL ON THE GANTRY OF THE CRANE.  SHE WAS UNAWARE OF THE CONTACT UNTIL SHE WAS ABOUT TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND IT DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY,  DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT COMPLETION OF SHUTDOWN .

## 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 CEN14LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA103), Jan 5, 2014: Bell 430 (N430CT), West Delta 109, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain tail rotor clearance from a handrail on a crane davit on an oil platform during landing.

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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