Aerospatle AS350D N3606U
24 December 1981 · Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters · Fatal
Summary
On 24 December 1981 at about 11:22 local time, a Aerospatle AS350D registered N3606U, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters. 4 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle AS350D
- Registration
- N3606U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Engene Is 250, Gm → Intercoastal City, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3348
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
R FLOAT DID NOT INFLATE WHEN PLT ELECTRICALLY ARMED & ACTUATED SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatle AS350D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 3 Mar 1980 | Aerospatle AS350D | Webster City, Iowa, United States | Rocky Mt Helic | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Aerospatle AS350D | Mansfield, Texas, United States | Aerospatiale H | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Commercial HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Bristow Offsho | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1981 | Bell 206B | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Commercial HEL | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1981 | Sikorsky S-76 | Ss Block 214, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft H35 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | No injuries | - |