# Accident 19860405009779A: Aerosp SE3160, Pittsburgh, PA, April 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1986, 16:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 40.4592° N, 79.9890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4592&lon=-79.9890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2354 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860405009779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAIL (.4)THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LIFTED OFF THE HELIPAD VERTICALLY TO AN ALTITUDE OF 30 FEET AT WHICH TIME HE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. HE BACKED UP THE HELICOPTER 20 FEET AND ALLOWED IT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AS IT DESCENDED TO THE HELIPAD. HE LANDED ON THE HELIPAD HARD WITH LOW ROTOR RPM. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE GEAR AND SPLINE ASSEMBLY IN THE REDUCTION GEARBOX HAD STRIPPED THEREBY DISCONNECTING THE GEARBOX FROM THE TURBINE SECTION.

## 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 NYC86LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA100), Apr 5, 1986: Aerospatiale SA316B (N2354), Pittsburgh, PA, 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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