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Incident

FAA incident report · Snias AS350D · Seattle, WA · October 10, 1983

Date
October 10, 1983 · 18:25 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N350GT
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA84IA008
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total370 in this make and model150 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.

Tail rotor drive shaft failed on a local flight. Made safe run on landing. Tail rotor shaft failed from fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. MADE SAFE RUN ON LANDING. TAIL ROTOR SHAFT FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N350GT · 1

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