# Incident 19800820066309I: Snias SA330J, Islip, NY, August 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1980, 08:35 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Macarthur
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3596N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596N-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA330J (registry code 8680612, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA330J
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 900 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/19800820066309I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ISLIP MACARTHUR AIRPORT WITH INCREASING VIBRATION. PITCH CHANGE HORN BEARING SHOWED EVIDENCE OF LUBE LOSS

## Other reports on N3596N (2)

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

- [Accident 19871221070929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221070929A), Dec 21, 1987: Snias SA330J (N3596N), Eugene Island, TX, Destroyed, 15 fatal. Main rotors struck leg of drilling rig while hovering to land. Severe crosswind,low visibility. Crashed and burned.
- [Accident 19800826057559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826057559A), Aug 26, 1980: Snias SA330J (N3596N), North Kingstown, RI, Substantial damage. Wires shorted out. Melted hydraulic line, caused fire in cabin area. Landed safely.

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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