- Date
- June 20, 1972
- Place
- Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6458Alouette II SA318C
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166662
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0900 72/6/20 NR.VENICE,LA ALOUETTE II SA318C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1635 N6458 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 48, 29510 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 408 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAIN PASS 306A DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAIN PASS BLOCK 293 MAIN PASS BLOCK 306A TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT FAILED INCR COLLECTIVE/PWR IN TIME TO ARREST HI RATE OF DESCENT DUE WND DWNDFTS.HIT HELIPAD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6458
- Reported as
- Alouette II SA318C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Main Pass 306a
N6458Registration cancelled May 12, 1986 · S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE ASTAirframe modelS N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.