# Incident 19790810030069I: Snias AS350C, New Orleans, LA, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9006X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9006X-1990-08-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,001 total, 9 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/19790810030069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION. TAIL ROTOR FORK BEARING BROKE CAUSING OTHER AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

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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