- Date
- February 20, 1975
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA · GRAND CHENIER, LA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N84ALHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750220020419A
- Case key
- 148067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1743 75/2/20 GRAND CHENIER,LA HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2419 TIME - 0608 N84AL PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 811 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND CHENIER,LA OFFSHORE PLATFORM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HUGHES T/R BLADE,P/N 369A1613-3 FAILED & SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84AL
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helipad
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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