# Accident 19830923050919A: Snias AS350D, Cape Girardeau, MO, September 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3409° N, 89.5694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3409&lon=-89.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5786B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,501 total, 337 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830923050919A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER MALFUNCTION OF TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM.

## 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 MKC83LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA222), Sep 23, 1983: S.N.I.A.S. AS350D (N5786B), Cape Girardeau, MO, 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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