# Accident 19890827032119A: Snias AS350D, Blanchard, ID, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 22:04 local time
- Place: Blanchard, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IOAA
- Location: 48.0403° N, 116.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0403&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132SH-1994-07-18) (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 LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827032119A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DUE COMPLICATIONS OF A SEIZING SWASH PLATE BEARING AND/OR INTERFERENCE WITH UNRULY PRISONER PATIENT.

## 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 DEN89FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA202), Aug 28, 1989: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N132SH), Blanchard, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: OVERHEATING AND SEIZURE OF THE SWASHPLATE BEARING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE HELICOPTER AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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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