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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias AS350D · Nantucket, MA · July 28, 1987

Date: July 28, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place: Nantucket, MA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N350AP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA220
Reported as: Snias AS350D
Reported engine: Lycoming LTS101600A2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total550 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N350APRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 1997 · Aerospatiale AS350BS/N 1252 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS350B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loss of power and severe vibration followed a loud bang. Ditched. Drive shaft coupling had failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE VIBRATION FOLLOWED A LOUD BANG. DITCHED. DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC87LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNantucket, MAThe flight was enroute from Nantucket to hyannis when the pilot heard a loud bang followed by a severe vibration, loss of power to the main rotor system, and a loss of hydraulic pressure. The helicopter made an autorotative landing in water about 25 feet in…Jul 28, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N350AP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19900401065499ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Saipan, Northern Mariana IslandsVibration and warning horn. Ditched in ocean and sank. A main rotor head thrust bearing had seperated. Prior damageApr 1, 1990 · Destroyed