# Accident 19911207055069A: Snias AS350D, Fuquay Varina, NC, December 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1991, 00:15 local time
- Place: Fuquay Varina, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5395° N, 78.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5395&lon=-78.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26FH-1992-10-27) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,215 total, 931 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207055069A

## Narrative

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

CHIP LIGHT ON SEVERAL TIMES. PASSED AIRPORT. LOST POWER. CRASHED. COMPRESSOR BEARING SHAFT SEIZED. ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 ATL92FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA029), Dec 7, 1991: Aerospatiale AS350D Astar (N26FH), Fuquay-Varina, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN CONTINUING THE FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM, AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEIZURE OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEARING, RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED…

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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