# Accident 19860323007709A: Snias AS350D, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: City Line
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CZVA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512WW-1988-06-07) (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 LTS101600A3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323007709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AT LOW ALTITUDE. GAS PRODUCING TURBINE FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 NYC86FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA092), Mar 23, 1986: Aerospatiale AS350D (N512WW), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed

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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