Aerospatle AS350D N353RM
3 March 1980 · Webster City, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 1980 at about 04:25 local time, a Aerospatle AS350D registered N353RM, operated by Rocky Mt Helic, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Webster City, Iowa, 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 04:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Webster City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hospital Lot
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle AS350D
- Registration
- N353RM
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mt Helic
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Des Moines, Ia → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1184
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
ENG LOST PWR DRG NGT, DWNWND APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatle AS350D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Aerospatle AS350D | Mansfield, Texas, United States | Aerospatiale H | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Era/Livingston | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Rocky Mt Helic | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Carefree, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |