- Date
- May 4, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N143BHAerospatial AS350D
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810504022159A
- Case key
- 125574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1183 81/5/4 GULF OF MEXICO AEROSPATIAL AS350D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1315 N143BH PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 31, 4761 TOTAL HOURS, 516 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAUMONT,TX GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: EMERGENCY FLOTATION GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR PITCH HORN,PN 350A-12-1368,FAILED FM FATIGUE.EMERG FLOAT BRACKETS FAILED DRG WTR LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N143BH
- Reported as
- Aerospatial AS350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N143BHRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 1991 · S N I A S AS350D ASTARAirframe modelS N I A S AS350D ASTAR
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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.