Accident · 1990-07-21

NTSB case FTW90LA143 · AEROSPATIALE AS-350D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-07-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE AS-350D (N3598F)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PETROLEUM HELI Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTACLES IN THE LANDING ZONE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE LANDING ZONE.

Source: NTSB case FTW90LA143

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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