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NTSB accident investigation · Aerospatle AS350D · Juneau, AK · October 11, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1981
Place
Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3600BAerospatle AS350D
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811011068579A
Case key
123130

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3390  81/10/11 NR.JUNEAU,AK          AEROSPATLE AS350D   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N3600B              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              34, 10031 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            142 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,AK                   THANE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EMPTY SLING CNCTD TAIL ROTOR,BLADES SEPD.FLOAT EQUIPPED.ENROUTE TO FLD SITE TO SET PWR LN POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3600B
Reported as
Aerospatle AS350D
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.