# Accident 19820424015039A: Snias AS350D, Gold Strike, NV, April 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gold Strike, NV
- Airport: Casino Helipad
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.9903° N, 114.8110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9903&lon=-114.8110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5768Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5768Z-2013-06-04) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,450 total, 200 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424015039A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGERS HAT BLEW OFF WHILE BEING ESCORTED FROM HELICOPTER WITH IDLING ROTORS. RAN INTO TAIL ROTOR CHASING HAT.

## 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 LAX82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA147), Apr 24, 1982: S.N.I.A.S. AS350 (N5768Z), Gold Strike, NV, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5768Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19811119088149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119088149I), Nov 19, 1981: Snias AS350D (N5768Z), Boulder City, NV, Minor damage. Za on photographic flight in river canyon, one main rotor blade struck wire. Blade unrepairable.

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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