19860124001249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Freeport, TX · January 24, 1986

Date
January 24, 1986 · 14:30 local
Place
Freeport, TX
Airport
Angleton
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3599X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LRA06
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,499 total112 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit because a blade of the gas producer turbine wheel failed. A hard landing ensued causing a rollover.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE A BLADE OF THE GAS PRODUCER TURBINE WHEEL FAILED. A HARD LANDING ENSUED CAUSING A ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.