# Incident 19800602052539I: Aerosp SA360C, St James, LA, June 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1980, 06:45 local time
- Place: St James, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.0186° N, 90.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0186&lon=-90.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3597C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A (registry code 7485057, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU18A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 20 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/19800602052539I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE COWLING CAME OFF DURING LEVEL FLIGHT.

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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