# Incident 19780603041649I: Aerosp SA360C, Abbeville, LA, June 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1978, 14:55 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49533, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49533-1992-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN" (registry code 8680662, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-360c-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780603041649I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE FLAMED OUT. A FUEL LINE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N49533 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840922056679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922056679A), Sep 22, 1984: Aerosp SA360C (N49533), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Loss of power due to compressor stall. Hard landing, tail boom broke off, main rotor blade struck vertical fin.
- [Incident 19780808049809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049809I), Aug 8, 1978: Aerosp SA360C (N49533), Sabine Pass, TX. Forced landing after loss of rotor speed found slipping clutch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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