# NTSB FTW81DRD35: Aerospatial AS350D, N3605S, Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean), July 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1981
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean) · GULF OF MEXICO, AO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1967  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605S-1983-02-11), registration cancelled 1983-02-11, S/N 1224, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS350D
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale AS350D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d) (registry code 8680804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barge-Cherokee

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810729046099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046099A), Jul 29, 1981: Snias AS350D, Venice, Mexico, Destroyed. Pilot allowed tail rotor to contact safety net during hover for landing on helipad. Parked helicopter damaged.

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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