# Accident 19860616025309A: Snias AS350D, Theriot, LA, June 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Theriot, LA
- Airport: Houma Terrebonne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEZA
- Location: 29.3606° N, 90.7000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3606&lon=-90.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,893 total, 576 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860616025309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD FROM AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE FAILED. SPUR GEAR AND DRIVE WERE FOUND BROKEN.

## 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 FTW86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA119), Jun 16, 1986: Aerospatiale AS35OD (N229EH), Theriot, LA, 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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