- Date
- July 29, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean) · GULF OF MEXICO, AO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3605SAerospatial AS350D
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810729046099A
- Case key
- 124606
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1967 81/7/29 GULF OF MEXICO AEROSPATIAL AS350D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N3605S PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 43, 8145 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 385 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARGE-CHEROKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENICE,LA GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN REMARKS- PLT OF PRKD AC GIVING HAND SIGNALS.TAIL ROTOR HIT SAFETY NET,AC SPUN,HIT BELL 206,N3899C,& CRANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3605S
- Reported as
- Aerospatial AS350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Barge-Cherokee
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.