- Date
- June 27, 1981
- Place
- Port Arthur, TX · PORT ARTHUR, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N138BHAerospatial AS350
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810627038819A
- Case key
- 80128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0026 81/6/27 PORT ARTHUR,TX AEROSPATIAL AS350 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1711 N138BH PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 35, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, 310 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO BEAUMONT,TX 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 HORN,P/N350-12-1368,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N138BH
- Reported as
- Aerospatial AS350
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
N138BHRegistration cancelled May 8, 2015 · S N I A S AS350D ASTARAirframe modelS N I A S AS350D ASTAREngine modelLycoming LTS-101 600A series
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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.