Aerospatle AS350 N8TV
22 November 1980 · Waxahachie, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 November 1980 at about 18:20 local time, a Aerospatle AS350 registered N8TV, operated by Belo Broadcast, was involved in an accident during in flight near Waxahachie, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waxahachie, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle AS350
- Registration
- N8TV
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Belo Broadcast
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Waco, Tx → Dallas, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3260
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
CORP ACFT PAX OPN W CONTRACT PLT.ACFT NOT CERTIFIED FOR INSTRUMENT FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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