# Incident 19851017055209I: Snias AS350D, Sunnyvale, CA, October 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1985, 06:25 local time
- Place: Sunnyvale, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3858° N, 122.0263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunnyvale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3858&lon=-122.0263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3596G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851017055209I

## Narrative

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

LOUD EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT,GP TURBINE ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED FROM ROTOR.

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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