# Incident 19810212011779I: Snias AS350D, Pottstown, PA, February 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1981, 08:17 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Limeric
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3609C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 114 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/19810212011779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND COWLING SEPARATED FROM MAIN GEAR BOX LEFT HAND LATERAL SIDE.

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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