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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350D · Cameron, LA · March 1, 1983

Date
March 1, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
Cameron, LA
Airport
Blk42b
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3593D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83IA131
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,286 total393 in this make and model122 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.

Engine deceleration on final for platform. Autorotated to water. One float failed to deploy. Float wires severed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE DECELERATION ON FINAL FOR PLATFORM. AUTOROTATED TO WATER. ONE FLOAT FAILED TO DEPLOY.FLOAT WIRES SEVERED.

NTSB investigation

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