# Accident 19900308003539A: Snias AS350D, Miami, FL, March 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1990, 11:16 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CETA
- Location: 26.0996° N, 80.1193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0996&lon=-80.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5778W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778W-2013-06-04) (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)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series (registry code 41562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,878 total, 808 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308003539A

## Narrative

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

TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. LANDED ON FLOATS. WAVE OVERTURNED. PASSENGERS DROWNED. BOGUS BLADES.NO RAFT OR FLARES ABOARD

## 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 MIA90FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA081), Mar 8, 1990: Aerospatiale 350D (N5778W), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE TURBINE BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. ROUGH OCEAN WATER IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5778W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850929073929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929073929I), Sep 29, 1985: Snias AS350D (N5778W), Rockford, MI, Minor damage. Encountered a downdraft on final and balloon contacted a telephone cable.

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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