# Accident 19910131001319A: Snias SA341G, Miami, FL, January 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1991, 06:05 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7802° N, 80.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7802&lon=-80.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341WC-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE (registry code 8680610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA (registry code 60006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA341G
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,669 total, 12 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910131001319A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. LOW ROTOR RPM CAUSED. IMPACTED WATER. NO DEFECT EXCEPT AIR FILTER BACKWARDS.

## 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 MIA91FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA076), Jan 31, 1991: Aerospatiale SA-341G (N341WC), Miami, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INITIATE AN AUTOROTATION IN TIMELY MANNER FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF ROTOR RPM AND AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND…

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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