# Accident 19890821030769A: Snias AS350D, Carson City, NV, August 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1989, 13:40 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAXA
- Location: 39.1404° N, 119.7110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1404&lon=-119.7110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3596G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,665 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821030769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHOWED OVERTEMP.LOST POWER,AUTOROTATED TO CITY STREET. DOWNWIND,HARD,FAST LANDING. GP TURBINE OVER TEMPTED.

## 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 DEN89FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA197), Aug 21, 1989: Aerospatiale AS350D (N3596G), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE GAS GENERATOR TURBINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN WHICH THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND.

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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