# FAA incident reports: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series

A list on [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series.md).

Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first.

- [Accident 20050105000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050105000039A.md): Snias AS350D · Falkner, MS · Jan 5, 2005 · N350RM · Destroyed · 1 fatal
  > (-23) During a part 91 re-positioning flight from Falkner, MS, on 01/05/2005, at 23:03 local, the aircraft impacted several trees, terrain and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was VFR, however, IFR meteorological conditions prevailed,…
- [Accident 20040714015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040714015949A.md): Bell 222U · Louie Lake, ID · Jul 14, 2004 · N277LF · Substantial damage
  > (-23) Pilot was careful to check his power in an out of ground effect hover before he landed at a remote mountain site to pick up a medical evacuation patient. He stated that he used 80 percent power to hover. While loading his patient, he figured he burned…
- [Incident 20020217002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217002809I.md): Bell 222U · Boise, ID · Feb 17, 2002 · N277LF · Minor damage
  > (-23) Pilot made a hard landing after receiving #1 engine gearbox chip light. Damage after impact to night sun spot light, landing gear skids and crossmembers tubes. [privacy data omitted]
- [Accident 20000724023449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724023449A.md): Snias AS350D · Sylvester, GA · Jul 24, 2000 · N911AM · No damage · 3 fatal
  > (-23) On July 24, 2000, at about 0230 EDT, a Eurocopter AS350B, N911AM, returning to Sylvester, GA from a patient drop off in savannah, GA., was destroyed when it impacted the fround at a high vertical rate of descent in a marshy wooded area about 10 nautical…
- [Incident 19980617025319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617025319I.md): Snias AS350D · Auberry, CA · Jun 17, 1998 · N3609J · Minor damage
  > After descending to get a level view of a powerline the helo struck another power line that the pilot did not see.
- [Incident 19910817042979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910817042979I.md): Snias AS350D · Hanalei, HI · Aug 17, 1991 · N156EH · Minor damage
  > Fuel starvation after departure. Autorotated to field. Fuel pump failed.
- [Accident 19900308003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308003539A.md): Snias AS350D · Miami, FL · Mar 8, 1990 · N5778W · Destroyed · 2 fatal
  > Turbine blade failure. Landed on floats. Wave overturned. Passengers drowned. Bogus blades. No raft or flares aboard
- [Accident 19890213001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890213001839A.md): Bolkms BK117A3 · Tyler, TX · Feb 13, 1989 · N7025L · Destroyed · 3 fatal
  > Weather poor. Aborted and returning hit powerlines. Helicopter disintegrated. VFR not recommended.
- [Incident 19860823061939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823061939I.md): Snias AS350D · Chelsea, MI · Aug 23, 1986 · N494AM
  > Loud explosion and yaw on climbout from a parking lot. Autorotated safely. Engine undergoing teardown.
- [Incident 19850929073929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929073929I.md): Snias AS350D · Rockford, MI · Sep 29, 1985 · N5778W · Minor damage
  > Encountered a downdraft on final and balloon contacted a telephone cable.
- [Incident 19850129008619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850129008619I.md): Snias AS350D · Locust Grove, GA · Jan 29, 1985 · N350RM · Minor damage
  > Noise from engine, vibration and RPM fluctuation. Safe landing. Compressor blade thrown damaging other blades.
- [Accident 19821216064359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216064359A.md): Snias AS350D · Houston, TX · Dec 16, 1982 · N801DB · Destroyed
  > Helicopter lurched forward on touchdown, jerked laterally. Ascended to 45 feet and fell to the ground.
- [Accident 19820424015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424015039A.md): Snias AS350D · Gold Strike, NV · Apr 24, 1982 · N5768Z · Minor damage · 1 fatal
  > Passengers hat blew off while being escorted from helicopter with idling rotors. Ran into tail rotor chasing hat.
- [Incident 19811119088149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119088149I.md): Snias AS350D · Boulder City, NV · Nov 19, 1981 · N5768Z · Minor damage
  > Za on photographic flight in river canyon, one main rotor blade struck wire. Blade unrepairable.
- [Accident 19810929063909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929063909A.md): Snias AS350D · Lynnville, IN · Sep 29, 1981 · N200HE · Substantial damage
  > Helicopter struck high tension wire during approach for off-airport landing.
- [Accident 19810627038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627038819A.md): Snias AS350C · Port Arthur, TX · Jun 27, 1981 · N138BH · Minor damage
  > Vibration and yaw. Made run on landing in swamp. Tail rotor pitch change horn failure. Tail rotor damaged boom.
- [Accident 19791226035919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226035919A.md): Snias AS350C · Intracoastal Ci, LA · Dec 26, 1979 · N3594B · Substantial damage
  > Made takeoff with retarded power lever. RPM delayed. Aircraft hit water. Rolled over.
- [Incident 19790719022269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022269I.md): Snias AS350D · Omaha, NE · Jul 19, 1979 · N350RM · Minor damage
  > Aircraft shuddered and chip dectector light came on. Teeth from oil and fuel pump drive sheared.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41562')
ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series/incidents

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