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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350C · Salt Flat, TX · February 3, 1979

Date
February 3, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Salt Flat, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49556
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DQD07
Reported as
Snias AS350C
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total250 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Enroute engine failure. Pilot made a hard landing due to low rotor RPM. Rotors cut off tail boom. Oil contaminated.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM. ROTORS CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. OIL CONTAMINATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N49556 · 1

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