# Accident 19800826057559A: Snias SA330J, North Kingstown, RI, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 09:40 local time
- Place: North Kingstown, RI
- Airport: Quonset State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.5974° N, 71.4124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUONSET STATE (OQU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5974&lon=-71.4124&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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826057559A

## Narrative

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

WIRES SHORTED OUT. MELTED HYDRAULIC LINE, CAUSED FIRE IN CABIN AREA. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 NYC80IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA076), Aug 26, 1980: Aerospatial SA330J (N3596N), N Kingstown, RI, incident, minor damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19800820066309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820066309I), Aug 20, 1980: Snias SA330J (N3596N), Islip, NY. Landed Islip Macarthur Airport with increasing vibration. Pitch change horn bearing showed evidence of lube loss

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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