# Accident 19860131003769A: Snias AS350B, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, January 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1986, 06:23 local time
- Place: Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Boqueron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1787° N, 65.8711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Piedras, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1787&lon=-65.8711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513HC-1989-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,494 total, 469 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860131003769A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLARE TO A HOVER TO POSITION FOR TAKEOFF, TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND. LOST CONTROL, MAIN ROTORS HIT GROUND.

## 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 MIA86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA068), Jan 31, 1986: Aerospatiale 350-B (N513HC), Las Piedras, PR, 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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