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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Long Beach, CA · July 20, 1989

Date
July 20, 1989 · 11:23 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CVWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N143EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89IA242
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A2
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine flamed out. Landed on ocean. Rolled inverted after evacuation. Fuel pump drive gear and splines excess wear.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FLAMED OUT. LANDED ON OCEAN. ROLLED INVERTED AFTER EVACUATION. FUEL PUMP DRIVE GEAR AND SPLINES EXCESS WEAR.

NTSB investigation

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