# NTSB FTW78FA016: S.N.I.A.S. SA330J, N4730S, Intracstl City, LA, December 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1977
- Place: Intracstl City, LA · INTRACSTL CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 17 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3861   77/12/8 NR.INTRACSTL CITY,LA  S.N.I.A.S. SA330J   CR-  1  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N4730S              PX- 16  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            53, 16267 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTRACOASTAL CITY,LA        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           71                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH CRANE CABLE. CRANE OPR FAILED TO PARK CRANE BOOM IN STOWED POSITION. WIND GUST 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4730S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S. SA330J
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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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