# Accident 19900721029299A: Snias AS350D, Berwick, LA, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 07:40 local time
- Place: Berwick, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7002° N, 91.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7002&lon=-91.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3598F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3598F-1994-12-09) (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 LTS101600A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 300 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721029299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE HOVERING OVER A LEVEE PREPARING TO LAND AT PRIVATE PAD. TAIL ROTOR SEPERATED. MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 FTW90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA143), Jul 21, 1990: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N3598F), Berwick, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTACLES IN THE LANDING ZONE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE LANDING ZONE.

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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