# Incident 19850929073929I: Snias AS350D, Rockford, MI, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1368° N, 85.5546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1368&lon=-85.5546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5778W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778W-2013-06-04) (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)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series (registry code 41562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929073929I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL AND BALLOON CONTACTED A TELEPHONE CABLE.

## Other reports on N5778W (1)

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

- [Accident 19900308003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308003539A), Mar 8, 1990: Snias AS350D (N5778W), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Turbine blade failure. Landed on floats. Wave overturned. Passengers drowned. Bogus blades. No raft or flares aboard

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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