# Accident 19890711021852A: Snias AS350D, Galveston, TX, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 14:52 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2506° N, 94.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2506&lon=-94.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3595B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3595B-1993-10-12) (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 LTS101600A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,710 total, 545 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711021852A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WAS STRUCK BY N1082H THAT WAS NORDO AND CLIMBING TO CRUISE. WAS ADVISED OF DEPARTURE TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1082H, Bell 206L1: [Accident 19890711021851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711021851A)

## 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 FTW89FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA133), Jul 11, 1989: Aerospatiale AS-350-D (N3595B), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OTHER AIRCRAFT (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT).

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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