# Accident 19831018074749A: Aerosp AS355E, Corpus Christi, TX, October 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6596° N, 97.4801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6596&lon=-97.4801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813DB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 12 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831018074749A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLLED CYLIC ON PRACTICE TAIL ROTOR FAILURE RUN  ON LANDING. TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND. WAS CHOPPED OFF.

## 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 FTW84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA026), Oct 18, 1983: Aerospatiale AS-355E (N813DB), Corpus Christi, TX, 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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