# Accident 19890819030479A: Snias AS350D, Volcano, HI, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 09:10 local time
- Place: Volcano, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ILNA
- Location: 19.6905° N, 155.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6905&lon=-155.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35970-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350D (registry code 8680804, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED TO CRASH LANDING. POWER TURBINE SHAFT HAD FAILED. SITE WAS ON SLOPES OF MAUNA LOA.

## 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 LAX89LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA281), Aug 19, 1989: Aerospatiale AS350D (N35970), Volcano, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE POWER TURBINE SHAFT AND BEARINGS. THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF OIL STARVATION DUE TO AN EXCESSIVELY WORN CHIP DETECTOR O-RING SEAL,INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND PREFLIGHT.…

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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