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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350C · Eugene Island, LA · September 3, 1980

Date
September 3, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Eugene Island, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3602V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA112
Reported as
Snias AS350C
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine failed, pilot autorotated to the water, one float failed to inflate, aircraft rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED, PILOT AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER, ONE FLOAT FAILED TO INFLATE, AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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