# Accident 19820719055669A: Snias AS350D, Sabine Pass, LA, July 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1982, 13:20 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5771L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5771L-2009-06-23) (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 series (registry code 41560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,954 total, 722 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719055669A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING IN GULF. FLOAT DEFLATED DURING TOW OPERATION CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW82DA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA285), Jul 19, 1982: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N5771L), Gulf Of Mexico, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5771L (1)

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

- [Accident 19941024035609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941024035609A), Oct 24, 1994: Snias AS350D (N5771L), Kaupo, HI, Substantial damage. Explosion power loss autorated into trees. Impeller blades failed in fatigue.

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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