# Accident 19790203002099A: Snias AS350C, Salt Flat, TX, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Salt Flat, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7437° N, 105.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Flat, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7437&lon=-105.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49556-1990-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350C
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002099A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD07), Feb 3, 1979: Aerospatial 350C (N49556), Salt Flat, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49556 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820730033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730033789I), Jul 30, 1982: Snias AS350D (N49556), Winter Park, CO, Minor damage. Main rotor hit a tree as pilot made a low pass over a railroad trestle. Autorotated to safe landing.

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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