# Accident 19830209005189A: Snias AS350*, Los Angeles, CA, February 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1983, 11:50 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2497° N, 118.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2497&lon=-118.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3605T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350*
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 54 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830209005189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA096), Feb 9, 1983: Aerospatiale AS 350 Astar (N3605T), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage

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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