# NTSB FTW80FA112: Aerospatial AS350, N3602V, Patterson, LA, September 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1980
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3692   80/9/3  NR.PATTERSON,LA       AEROSPATIAL AS350   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2687
        TIME - 0945                    N3602V              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATFORM 384                PATTERSON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- NO.2 BEARING.ONE FLOAT ACTIVATED ELECTRICALLY.PLT HAD TO SWIM INTO HELO TO ACTIVATE OTR MANUALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3602V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS350
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800903084319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903084319I), Sep 3, 1980: Snias AS350C, Eugene Island, LA, Minor damage. Engine failed, pilot autorotated to the water, one float failed to inflate, aircraft rolled over.

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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