# Incident 19811103081399I: Snias AS350D, Estes Park, CO, November 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Estes Park, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3689° N, 105.5312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estes Park, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3689&lon=-105.5312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88GT-1990-07-27) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103081399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORCED TO LAND WHEN ACCESSORY GEARBOX NUT BACKED OFF AND MISMATED GEARS FAILED COMPRESSOR. PN4081005RI0.

## Other reports on N88GT (1)

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

- [Accident 19800124075179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124075179A), Jan 24, 1980: Snias AS350D (N88GT), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Rotor RPM delayed on landing approach. Hard landing resulted in severed tail boom., collapsed skids.

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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