- Date
- August 26, 1980
- Place
- N Kingstown, RI · N KINGSTOWN, RI
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3596NAerospatial SA330J
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800826057559A
- Case key
- 80133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0023 80/8/26 NR.N KINGSTOWN,RI AEROSPATIAL SA330J CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0939 N3596N PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG 50, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - QUONSET STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION O.V.OIL RIG,ATLC OCN N KINGSTOWN,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- ELEC WIRE,1XPBF,ARCED WITH HYD LINE,33075-5311-02.EMER AD ISSUED 8/29/80 REQ SECURE ELEC WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3596N
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SA330J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Quonset State
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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.
Other investigations on N3596N · 1
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