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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS350C · Webster City, IA · March 3, 1980

Date
March 3, 1980 · 04:25 local
Place
Webster City, IA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N353RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80AA026
Reported as
Snias AS350C
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,168 total240 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Evidence indicates engine lost power on approach. Rotor RPM decayed. Made level vertical ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

EVIDENCE INDICATES ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH. ROTOR RPM DECAYED. MADE LEVEL VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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