Alouette Ii SA318C N6458
20 June 1972 · Venice, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1972 at about 16:35 local time, a Alouette Ii SA318C registered N6458, operated by Offshore Helic, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Venice, Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Venice, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Main Pass 306A
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette Ii SA318C
- Registration
- N6458
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Offshore Helic
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Main Pass Block 293 → Main Pass Block 306A
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0900
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT FAILED INCR COLLECTIVE/PWR IN TIME TO ARRESTHI RATE OF DESCENT DUE WND DWNDFTS.HIT HELIPAD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alouette Ii SA318C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1973 | Alouette Ii SA318C | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |