# Accident 19860124001249A: Snias AS350D, Freeport, TX, January 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Freeport, TX
- Airport: Angleton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 28.9509° N, 95.3610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9509&lon=-95.3610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3599X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3599X-1988-12-16) (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 LTS101600B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,499 total, 112 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860124001249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86LRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA06), Jan 24, 1986: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N3599X), Freeport, TX, substantial damage

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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