# Accident 19810929063909A: Snias AS350D, Lynnville, IN, September 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lynnville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1991° N, 87.3175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynnville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1991&lon=-87.3175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200HE-2009-04-06) (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)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series (registry code 41562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,194 total, 1,635 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929063909A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRE DURING APPROACH FOR OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 CHI81FEX29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX29), Sep 29, 1981: Aerospatial AS350D (N200HE), Lynnville, IN, 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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