# Accident 19831207063309A: Aerosp AS355F, Black Mountain, NV, December 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1983, 12:29 local time
- Place: Black Mountain, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1598° N, 115.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1598&lon=-115.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57901-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL (registry code 8680806, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355-f-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831207063309A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. UNSECURED ENGINE COWL DOOR TORE OFF HIT THROTTLE CAUSING N2 ZERO THRUST.

## 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 LAX84FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA095), Dec 7, 1983: Aerospatiale AS 355F (N57901), Black Mountain, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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