# Accident 19821216064359A: Snias AS350D, Houston, TX, December 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801DB-2014-11-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216064359A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LURCHED FORWARD ON TOUCHDOWN, JERKED LATERALLY. ASCENDED TO 45 FEET AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW83FRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRA03), Dec 16, 1982: S.N.I.A.S. AS350D (N801DB), Houston, TX, destroyed

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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