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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350* · Los Angeles, CA · February 9, 1983

Date
February 9, 1983 · 11:50 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Whiteman
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3605T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA096
Reported as
Snias AS350*
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total54 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The helicopter autorotated to a hard landing after engine failure. An experimental torque temp device malfunctioned

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. AN EXPERIMENTAL TORQUE TEMP DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.