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FTW86LRD07

1986-02-20 · LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LCH

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS SIMULATING A SINGLE ENG LANDING ON AN AREA MARKED TO THE SIZE OF AN OFFSHORE HELIDECK. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ENOUGH TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL WITNESSES. THE CREW CONTINUED WITH THE TRAINING BUT LATER ON POST FLT EXAM THEY DISCOVERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE TO THE STRINGERS AND SKIN NEAR THE LNDG SKID ATTACH POINTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LRD07.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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