# Accident 19850729040379A: Snias AS350D, Houma, LA, July 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1985, 17:01 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7898° N, 90.8198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7898&lon=-90.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3607C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607C-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: 4,940 total, 1,407 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729040379A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GUY WIRE OF TOWER ON TAKEOFF SHORTLY AFTER LANDING THERE.  RAIN ON WINDSHIELD PLUS RUSH TO GET HOME FACTORS.

## 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 FTW85FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA300), Jul 29, 1985: S.N.I.A.S. AS350D Astar (N3607C), Houma, LA, destroyed, 1 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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