# Incident 19800530052319I: Snias AS350C, Celeste, TX, May 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Celeste, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2897° N, 96.1945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Celeste, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2897&lon=-96.1945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8TV-1981-01-23) (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 LTP101600A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 150 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/19800530052319I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE DUE TO ENGINE BUMPING NOISE. FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE HAD SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N8TV (1)

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

- [Accident 19801122086669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122086669A), Nov 22, 1980: Snias AS350C (N8TV), Waxahachie, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates night restricted pilot lost control while flying low in adverse weather. No mechanical problems found.

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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