Aerospatiale AS-350D N3593D
1 March 1983 · E. Cameron · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Aerospatiale AS-350D registered N3593D was involved in an incident near E. Cameron. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- E. Cameron
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS-350D
- Registration
- N3593D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- E. Cameron 33A → E. Cameron 42B
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83IA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
DURING AN APPROACH TO AN OIL DRILLING RIG PLATFORM, THE ENGINE DECELERATED AS THE PILOT STARTED TO ALL POWER. WITH THE ACFT BELOW THE LANDING AREA, HE MANEUVERED TO MISS THE PLATFORM & INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING. HE MADE A MAYDAY CALL & TRIED TO ELECTRICALLY DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY FLOATS; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT FLOAT FAILED TO INFLATE & THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR MANUAL DEPLOYMENT. IMMEDIATELY ON TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER & BEGAN TO FILL WITH WATER. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE FROM WATER IMMERSION. NO PREIMPACT DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE POWER LOSS. THE WIRES TO THE RIGHT FLOAT (FOR ELECTRICAL DEPLOYMENT) WERE WORN IN TWO AT A CENTER HEX HEAD SCREW. A FLEET INSPECTION OF 37 ACFT REVEALED THAT 60% WERE WORN THRU IN THE SAME AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale AS-350D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1983 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 1983 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Venice, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Houston, Texas, United States | Air-Op, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1982 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Gulf of Mexico | Petroleum Helicopter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1984 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Island Beach, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |