# Accident 19850711030579A: Snias AS350D, Matagorda Islan, TX, July 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Matagorda Islan, TX
- Airport: Matagorda Island Ab
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 28.2272° N, 96.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matagorda Island, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2272&lon=-96.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3594N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3594N-1988-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 141 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711030579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND DURING APPARENT AUTOROTATION PRACTICE. PILOT WAS NEW TO THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW85FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA282), Jul 11, 1985: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N3594N), Matagorda Islng, LA, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3594N (1)

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

- [Incident 19810817070439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817070439I), Aug 17, 1981: Snias AS350D (N3594N), Marsh Island, LA, Minor damage. Vibration and loss of torque. Autorotation to shallow water. Found loose b nut on air pressure line to fuel control

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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