# Accident 19891225053229A: Snias AS350B, Grand Prairie, TX, December 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6988° N, 97.0469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND PRAIRIE MUNI (GPM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6988&lon=-97.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249HS-2002-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891225053229A

## Narrative

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

CYLIC PIP PIN NOT IN PLACE ON LEFT CONTROL. STICK CAME OFF AFTER LIFT TO HOVER.

## 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 FTW90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA044), Dec 25, 1989: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N249HS), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO PROPERTY INSTALL THE LEFT SIDE COMPONENTS OF THE DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOLLOWING ITS REMOVAL FOR ADDITIONAL COMPLETION WORK PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO…

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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