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 | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1990 | Aerospatiale 350D | Miami, Florida, United States | International Helicopter Corp. | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 1982 | Aerospatiale 350D | Near Winter Par, Colorado, United States | Jerry Lynn Noland | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1991 | Aerospatiale 350 B1 | Walton, Oregon, United States | Bohemia Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 May 2002 | Aerospatiale 350B | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |