- Date
- December 26, 1979
- Place
- Intracstl Cy, LA · INTRACSTL CY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3594BAerospatle AS-350
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791226035919A
- Case key
- 132937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3024 79/12/26 NR.INTRACSTL CY,LA AEROSPATLE AS-350 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4974 TIME - 1140 N3594B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION 329 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRACSTL CY,LA HOUMA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT STATED-DID NOT RESET PARTIALLY RETARDED PWR LEVER PRIOR TO TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3594B
- Reported as
- Aerospatle AS-350
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vermilion 329
N3594BRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 1983 · S N I A S AS350D ASTARAirframe modelS N I A S AS350D ASTAREngine modelLycoming LTS-101 600A series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.