# Incident 19820912057439I: Snias AS350*, Lafayette, LA, September 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1982, 16:55 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3598A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3598A-1991-05-15) (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 AS350*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,029 total, 1,777 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912057439I

## Narrative

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

AFTER UNLOADING PASSENGERS, PILOT DEPARTED WITH A STEEL METER BOX ON A FLOAT. BOX FELL AND WENT THROUGH A ROOF.

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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