# Incident 19810817070439I: Snias AS350D, Marsh Island, LA, August 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1981, 08:01 local time
- Place: Marsh Island, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5663° N, 91.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marsh Island, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5663&lon=-91.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3594N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3594N-1988-11-30) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,759 total, 983 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817070439I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AND LOSS OF TORQUE. AUTOROTATION TO SHALLOW WATER. FOUND LOOSE B NUT ON AIR PRESSURE LINE TO FUEL CONTROL

## Other reports on N3594N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850711030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711030579A), Jul 11, 1985: Snias AS350D (N3594N), Matagorda Islan, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft impacted ground during apparent autorotation practice. Pilot was new to the type of aircraft.

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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