- Date
- June 2, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean) · GULF OF MEXICO, AO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3607SAerospatial AS350D
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810602058579I
- Case key
- 124839
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0042 81/6/2 GULF OF MEXICO AEROSPATIAL AS350D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2742 TIME - 1250 N3607S PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1285 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEPORT,TX GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE HORN,P/N 350A12-1368-01,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3607S
- Reported as
- Aerospatial AS350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.