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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS350D · Atlanta, GA · September 28, 1989

Date
September 28, 1989 · 14:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ETMA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N57689
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89FA220
Reported as
Snias AS350D
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101600A3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total

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What happened

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

Lost rotor RPM. Tried to autorotate,lost control due low rotor RPM and crashed. Swash plate separated.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ROTOR RPM. TRIED TO AUTOROTATE,LOST CONTROL DUE LOW ROTOR RPM AND CRASHED. SWASH PLATE SEPARATED.

NTSB investigation

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