# Incident 19821101064169I: Aerosp SE3160, Long Beach, CA, November 1, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1982, 14:55 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2354 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101064169I

## Narrative

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

LEFT SIDE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COWLING HINGE PIN WORKED LOOSE WHILE IN A HOVER POSITION. ABORTED TAKEOFF.

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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