# Accident 19830814041799A: Snias AS350D, Dover Township, NJ, August 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1983, 18:15 local time
- Place: Dover Township, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N900JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83AA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83AA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814041799A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN A TIGHT STEEP BANK AT A LOW ALTITUDE. DIVED INTO OCEAN OFFSHORE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 NYC83AA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83AA209), Aug 14, 1983: Aerospatiale AS350D (N900JA), Dover Township, NJ, destroyed, 5 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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