Aviation Crash Map

Aerospatiale 350-B N513HC

31 January 1986 · Las Piedras · No injuries

Summary

On 31 January 1986 at about 10:23 local time, a Aerospatiale 350-B registered N513HC was involved in an accident near Las Piedras. 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 10:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Las Piedras
Nearest airport
Boqueron
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aerospatiale 350-B
Registration
N513HC
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Executive/Corporate
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA86LA068

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

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE FLARING TO ENTER A HOVER TO REVERSE DIRECTION FOR TAKEOFF THE TAIL ROTOR GUARD STRUCK THE GROUND AND SEPARATED. THE HELICOPTER WAS NOSED OVER FORWARD AND AS IT WAS FLARED A SECOND TIME THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE MAIN ROTOR THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Aerospatiale 350 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 Oct 1989 Aerospatiale 350D
N3606Y
New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. No injuries -
8 Mar 1990 Aerospatiale 350D
N5778W
Miami, Florida, United States International Helicopter Corp. Fatal 2
31 Jul 1982 Aerospatiale 350D
N49556
Near Winter Par, Colorado, United States Jerry Lynn Noland No injuries -
29 Aug 1991 Aerospatiale 350 B1
N64SF
Walton, Oregon, United States Bohemia Inc. Fatal 3
13 May 2002 Aerospatiale 350B
N696CH
Gainesville, Georgia, United States - No injuries -

All 6 records for this type