# Accident 19890928036979A: Snias AS350D, Atlanta, GA, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ETMA
- Location: 33.8996° N, 84.3010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8996&lon=-84.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57689-1990-10-09) (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 LTS101600A3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928036979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL89FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA220), Sep 28, 1989: Aerospatiale AS 350D (N57689), Chamblee, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MAIN ROTOR SWASHPLATE BEARING DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT.

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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