Aerospatial AS350D N888WR
11 April 1981 · Edmond, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1981 at about 00:50 local time, a Aerospatial AS350D registered N888WR, operated by Arnolds Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatial AS350D
- Registration
- N888WR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arnolds Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Oklahoma City, Ok → Guthrie, Ok
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0990
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
BENDIX FUEL CONTROL SPEEDER SPRING, P/N 2521724-2, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatial AS350D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Lynnville, Indiana, United States | Solar Sources | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Bristow Offsho | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Industrial HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Petroleum Heli | 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 | - |