# Accident 19831107075939A: Westld WESTLAND30, Long Beach, CA, November 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Los Alamitos
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASRA
- Location: 33.8203° N, 118.1097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8203&lon=-118.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5830T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5830T-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westland Helicopters WG30 (registry code 9650160, https://openairdocs.org/model/westland-helicopters-wg30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTLD WESTLAND30
- Reported engine: RROYCE GEMMK510
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,354 total, 222 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84AA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84AA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107075939A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LEVER FROM SERVO TO 90 DEGREE GEARBOX FAILED. STRUCK LINES AND GROUND IN DESCENDING TURN.

## 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 LAX84AA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84AA054), Nov 8, 1983: Westland Helicopters 30-100 (N5830T), Long Beach, CA, destroyed

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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