# Accident 19811012066639A: Snias AS350D, Houma, LA, October 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1981, 08:50 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5774X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5774X-1996-05-29) (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: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,271 total, 126 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066639A

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. AFT BEARING OF THE NG GEAR SHAFT FAILED. POPPED FLOATS, MADE HARD AUTOROTATE SWAMP 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 FTW82DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA007), Oct 12, 1981: Aerospatle AS350D (N5774X), Houma, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5774X (1)

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

- [Incident 19830331018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331018449I), Mar 31, 1983: Snias AS350D (N5774X), Cameron, LA, Minor damage. Explosive sound and engine quit with chip light on. Autorotated to float landing. Rough water damaged tail rotor.

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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