- Date
- December 13, 1980
- Place
- Cameron, LA (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N802DBAerospatial AS-350
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801213076229A
- Case key
- 127669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3736 80/12/13 NR.CAMERON,LA AEROSPATIAL AS-350 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4817 TIME - 0926 N802DB PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA HIGH ISLAND 571 RIG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- LARGE HARDNESS DIFFERENCE FD BETWEEN MALE & FEMALE SPLINES.CAST ALUMINUM FLOAT BRCKT FAILED ON T/D
Aircraft
- Registration
- N802DB
- Reported as
- Aerospatial AS-350
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N802DBRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 1989 · S N I A S AS350D ASTARAirframe modelS N I A S AS350D ASTAR
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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