# Incident 19831022068069I: Aerosp SA360C, Astoria, NY, October 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: Astoria, NY
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MTPA
- Location: 40.7720° N, 73.9301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Astoria, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7720&lon=-73.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47284, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47284-1992-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN" (registry code 8680662, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-360c-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022068069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT CRUISE. AUTOROTATED INTO A PARKING LOT. WELD LIASON BETWEEN ACCESSORY DRIVE GEARS FAILED.

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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