# Incident 19831010074419I: Snias AS350D, Seattle, WA, October 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1983, 18:25 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5402° N, 122.3095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5402&lon=-122.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350GT-1996-05-31) (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 LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 370 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84IA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010074419I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA84IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84IA008), Oct 11, 1983: S.N.I.A.S. AS350D (N350GT), Seattle, WA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N350GT (1)

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

- [Incident 19830206009669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206009669I), Feb 6, 1983: Snias AS350D (N350GT), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Tail rotor stainless steel leading edge separated from one blade of the tail rotor assembly on ground run.

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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