# NTSB FTW72AF086: Alouette II SA318C, N6458, Venice, LA, June 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1972
- Place: Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF086

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6458-1986-05-12), registration cancelled 1986-05-12, S/N 2218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALOUETTE II SA318C
- Registry model: [S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (registry code 8680511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Main Pass 306a

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.

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