# Accident 19791023040359A: Aerosp SA341G, Philadelphia, PA, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119SF-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE (registry code 8680610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU-111A (registry code 60007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-111a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA341G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 60 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023040359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. ROTOR SPEED TOO LOW ON LANDING. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 NYC80FHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD04), Oct 23, 1979: Aerospatle SA341G (N119SF), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed

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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