# Incident 19880704049339I: Aerosp AS355E, Easthampton, NY, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Easthampton, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9515° N, 72.1961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9515&lon=-72.1961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915EG-1988-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS-355E TWIN STAR (registry code 8680805, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355e-twin-star) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704049339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON BEACH DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE COUPLING HAD BROKEN.

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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