# Incident 19841104070609I: Westld WESTLAND30, Santa Ana, CA, November 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1984, 21:42 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ASRA
- Location: 33.7094° N, 117.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7094&lon=-117.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5840T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840T-2018-01-25) (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: 4,400 total, 475 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85IA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104070609I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP CYCLIC FROM MOTORING FORWARD. RETURNED TO LAND. PITCH DOWN RELAY FB10 LEACH PNM4004A SPRING BROKE.

## 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 LAX85IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85IA040), Nov 5, 1984: Westland Helicopters WG30 (N5840T), Santa Ana, CA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N5840T (1)

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

- [Incident 19830802042629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802042629I), Aug 2, 1983: Westld WESTLAND30 (N5840T), Fullerton, CA. ATC reported right gear dropped lower than left gear. Found outboard bearing failed. Wheel slipped off axle.

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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