S N I A S AS350D ASTAR N3607C

Summary

On 29 July 1985 at about 22:01 local time, a S N I A S AS350D ASTAR registered N3607C was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 July 1985 at 22:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

29.7898, -90.8198

Aircraft

S N I A S AS350D ASTAR

Registration

N3607C

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houma → Lafayette

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85FA300

1 person died.

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

THE PLT LANDED AT A MICROWAVE ANTENNA TOWER AND DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE ENG OR DEPLANE. AN EMPLOYEE AT THE TOWER RETRIEVEDCARGO FROM THE HELICOPTER (A SMALL BOX OF PARTS) AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE TOWER BUILDING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PLT APPARENTLY INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF IN A DIRECTION WHICH WOULD TAKE THE HELICPOTER UNDERNEATH ON OF THE TOWER GUY WIRES. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED AND SEPARATED ONE OF THE GUY WIRES. THE HELICOPTER THEN DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. THE HELICOPTER'S SKIDS WERE ABOUT 30 FT AGL WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE WIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT HAD THE PLT COMPLETED THE ACCIDENT FLT HE WOULD HAVE ARRIVED HOME LATER THAN HE INTENDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.