# Incident 19830206009669I: Snias AS350D, Redding, CA, February 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350GT-1996-05-31) (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 AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206009669I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STAINLESS STEEL LEADING EDGE SEPARATED FROM ONE BLADE OF THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY ON GROUND RUN.

## Other reports on N350GT (1)

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

- [Incident 19831010074419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010074419I), Oct 10, 1983: Snias AS350D (N350GT), Seattle, WA. Tail rotor drive shaft failed on a local flight. Made safe run on landing. Tail rotor shaft failed from 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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