Aerospatial AS350 N138BH
27 June 1981 · Port Arthur, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 1981 at about 17:11 local time, a Aerospatial AS350 registered N138BH, operated by Bristow Offsho, was involved in an incident during in flight near Port Arthur, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:11
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Port Arthur, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatial AS350
- Registration
- N138BH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bristow Offsho
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gulf of Mexico → Beaumont, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TAIL ROTOR PITCH HORN, P/N350-12-1368, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatial AS350 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1980 | Aerospatial AS350 | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Energy Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |