Aerospatial SE3160 N605RA

Summary

On 9 June 1981 at about 11:50 local time, a Aerospatial SE3160 registered N605RA, operated by Roberts AVN, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1981 at 11:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Ruidoso Muni

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aerospatial SE3160

Registration

N605RA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Roberts AVN

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Taxi

Route

S → Albuquerque, Nm

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

5-0023

Nobody was injured.

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

TOUCHED DOWN W BRAKES ON.TAIL BOOM RAISED UP IN PATH OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES.D/A APRX 10000FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.