# Incident 19810227023599I: Snias AS350D, Middlesboro, KY, February 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Middlesboro, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6135° N, 83.7225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlesborough, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6135&lon=-83.7225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3605B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605B-1989-05-23) (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: 6,000 total, 150 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/19810227023599I

## Narrative

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

LOWER LEFT HAND GEARBOX COWLING DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ONE HOUR AND 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. SUSPECT FORWARD LATCH FAILED

## Other reports on N3605B (1)

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

- [Accident 19820412009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820412009189A), Apr 12, 1982: Snias AS350D (N3605B), Alcoa, TN, Substantial damage. Tail rotor drive failure on landing approach. Lost directional control. Made hard landing. Driveshaft bearing failed

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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