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Date: | Thursday 24 December 1981 |
Time: | 11:22 LT |
Type: | Aérospatiale AS 350D Astar |
Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
Registration: | N3606U |
MSN: | 1233 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gulf Of Mexico, off coast of Louisiana -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Offshore |
Departure airport: | Engene 250 Rig Helipad, Gulf of Mexico |
Destination airport: | Intercoastal City, Louisiana |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Forced landing on water, into Gulf of Mexico off coast of Louisiana, due to loss of engine power: right float did not inflate when Pilot electrically armed & actuated systems and aircraft sank into the sea. One person killed, four others escaped.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW82DA033 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=24572&key=0 [NTSB Identification: FTW82DA033]
http://web.archive.org/web/20111012024045/http://www.rotorspot.nl:80/n-10.htm
http://www.amcarusa.com/faa/sep1992_4.pdf
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=11595
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/afs700/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
07-Feb-2012 12:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |