# Accident 19830518019909A: Snias AS350D, Venice, LA, May 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1983, 10:56 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2701° N, 89.3502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2701&lon=-89.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36062, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36062-1992-03-31) (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 LTS101600A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,340 total, 1,469 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830518019909A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT IN A SWAMP NEAR VENICE, LOUISIANA. GEAR FAILED PN408104415.

## 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 FTW83FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA238), May 18, 1983: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N36062), Venice, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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