Aerospatiale AS-350D N5771L

Summary

On 19 July 1982 at about 18:20 local time, a Aerospatiale AS-350D registered N5771L, operated by Petroleum Helicopter, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gulf of Mexico. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1982 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aerospatiale AS-350D

Registration

N5771L

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Petroleum Helicopter, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

High Island Blk → Cameron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA285

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

DURING AN OVER WATER FLIGHT, THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT MADE AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. ALL THREE ROTOR BLADES WERE FULL OF HOLES AND TEARS AND ONE BLADE HAD A PIECE OF THE ENGINE TAIL PIPE STUCK IN IT. THE FUSELAGE HAD SCHRAPNEL HOLES AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT WAS DISABLED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PTO GEAR, PN 4-081-120-08, IN THE ENGINE HAD FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.