Aerospatle AS350C N9001B

19 September 1978 · Sabine Pass, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 September 1978 at about 11:30 local time, a Aerospatle AS350C registered N9001B, operated by Offshore Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sabine Pass, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 September 1978 at 11:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Aerospatle AS350C
Registration: N9001B
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Offshore Helic
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Sabine Pass, Tx → 180FT Motor Vessel
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3203

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	0	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

HELIPAD LOCATED ON STERN OF BOAT WHICH WAS MOVING UP & DOWN APRX 6 TO 8FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3203, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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