# Accident 19900921044119A: Snias AS350B, Cloverdale, CA, September 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Cloverdale, CA
- Airport: Cloverdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7802° N, 122.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7802&lon=-122.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA TURMO4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,532 total, 81 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921044119A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVERING AUTOROTATION STUDENT ABRUPTLY LOWERED COLLECTIVE. HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. DAMAGED TAILBOOM.

## 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 LAX90LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA341), Sep 21, 1990: Aerospatiale AS350B (N700TV), Cloverdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PROCEDURE EMPLOYED BY THE STUDENT PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE CFI TO ADEQUATELY GUARD THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO APPLY TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

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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