- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3607GAerospatial AS-350
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531046359A
- Case key
- 125483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1173 81/5/31 NR.CAMERON,LA AEROSPATIAL AS-350 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1255 N3607G PX- 1 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 48, 6046 TOTAL HOURS, 33 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMERON,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- STRUCK WTR AFTER TKOF FM OIL PLATFORM IN GULF OF MEXICO.COMPANY FLT PLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3607G
- Reported as
- Aerospatial AS-350
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3607GRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 1992 · 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.