# Accident 19820823040729A: Aerosp AS355F, Cedar Rapids, IA, August 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1982, 16:25 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57807 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,852 total, 4 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823040729A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT SPIN AFTER PILOT BEGAN A PEDAL TURN. MANUAL WARNS AGAINST PEDAL TURNS.

## 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 MKC82DA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA155), Aug 23, 1982: Aerospatiale AS-355F (N57807), Cedar Rapids, IA, 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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