# Accident 19801213076229A: Snias AS350D, Sabine Pass, LA, December 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1980, 09:26 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N802DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DB-1989-03-15) (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 AS350D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,816 total, 213 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213076229A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BOOM, LOST RPM. MADE AUTOROTATION WATER LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. FOUND WORN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT.

## 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 FTW81DA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA016), Dec 13, 1980: Aerospatial AS-350 (N802DB), Cameron (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage

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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