ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35267
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 1989 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350D Astar |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
| Registration: | N3595B |
| MSN: | 1072 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6874 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, 1.5 miles off Galveston, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Freeport TX |
| Sabine Pass Heliport, TX(3XA9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON JULY 11 1989, AN AEROSPATIALE AS-350D, REGISTRATION N3595B (PHI HELICOPTERS), WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT & WAS TRANSITING THRU THE EDGE OF A CONTROL ZONE (NO TOWER OPERATING) AT 1200 FT AMSL FROM SW TO NE, AFTER THE PILOT HAD COMMUNICATED HIS POSITION/DIRECTION OF FLIGHT ON UNICOM FREQUENCY. ALSO, THE PILOT OF BELL 206L-1, N1082H,(AIR LOGISTICS) HAD COMMUNICATED HIS DEPARTURE DIRECTION FROM THE COASTAL AIRPORT SCHOLES FIELD IN GALVESTON, AS HE WAS CLIMBING TO HIS CRUISE ALTITUDE ON A SOUTH-EASTERLY HEADING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWO HELICOPTERS CONVERGED & A MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM THE COASTLINE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. BOTH HELICOPTERS DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED INTO THE GULF WATERS. THE AEROSPATIALE PILOT'S VISION WAS RESTRICTED DOWNWARD & LEFTWARDS BY THE COCKPIT CONSOLE. THE BELL PILOT'S VISION WAS RESTRICTED UPWARD & TO THE RIGHT BY THE DOOR FRAME. THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE FLIGHT PATHS WAS ABOUT 105 DEGREES. THE PILOT ON THE AS350D (PHI) AND THE PILOT OF THE BELL 206L-1 (Air Logistics) WERE KILLED
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OTHER AIRCRAFT (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT).
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X28828&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3595B
3. http://aircrashed.com/cause/cFTW89FA133.shtml
4. Walter Willess (Myself) I was Captain on one of the SAR vessels contracted to Pennzoil as was the Air Logistics Helicopter that collided with the PHI Helicopter.
5. https://oklahoman.com/article/2272300/durant-pilot-ex-sooner-die-as-choppers-crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 03:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2017 09:55 | WIKIFACTS88 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2020 15:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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