# Incident 19830331018449I: Snias AS350D, Cameron, LA, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 11:57 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5774X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5774X-1996-05-29) (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: 5,196 total, 517 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331018449I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND ENGINE QUIT WITH CHIP LIGHT ON. AUTOROTATED  TO FLOAT LANDING. ROUGH WATER DAMAGED TAIL ROTOR.

## Other reports on N5774X (1)

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

- [Accident 19811012066639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066639A), Oct 12, 1981: Snias AS350D (N5774X), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Za engine quit en route. Aft bearing of the ng gear shaft failed. Popped floats, made hard autorotate swamp landing

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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