# NTSB FTW81FA012: Aerospatle AS350, N8TV, Waxahachie, TX, November 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1980
- Place: Waxahachie, TX · WAXAHACHIE, TX
- Location: 32.3865° N, 96.8483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waxahachie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3865&lon=-96.8483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3260  80/11/22   WAXAHACHIE,TX       AEROSPATLE AS350    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3307
        TIME - 1820                    N8TV                PX-  2  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 398 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TX                     DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  250
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CORP ACFT PAX OPN W CONTRACT PLT.ACFT NOT CERTIFIED FOR INSTRUMENT FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8TV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8TV-1981-01-23), registration cancelled 1981-01-23, S/N 1115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE AS350
- Registry model: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801122086669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122086669A), Nov 22, 1980: Snias AS350C, Waxahachie, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates night restricted pilot lost control while flying low in adverse weather. No mechanical problems found.

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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