# Accident 19791226035919A: Snias AS350C, Intracoastal Ci, LA, December 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3594B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3594B-1983-04-14) (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)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series (registry code 41562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,974 total, 102 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226035919A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF WITH RETARDED POWER LEVER. RPM DELAYED. AIRCRAFT HIT WATER. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 FTW80FRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD12), Dec 26, 1979: Aerospatle AS-350 (N3594B), Intracstl Cy, LA, substantial 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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