Aerospatial AS350D N143BH
4 May 1981 · Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1981 at about 13:15 local time, a Aerospatial AS350D registered N143BH, operated by Bristow Offsho, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatial AS350D
- Registration
- N143BH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bristow Offsho
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Beaumont, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1183
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, PN 350A-12-1368, FAILED FM FATIGUE.EMERG FLOAT BRACKETS FAILED DRG WTR LNDG.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 11 Apr 1981 | Aerospatial AS350D | Edmond, Oklahoma, United States | Arnolds Helico | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1981 | Aerospatle AS350D | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |