# Incident 19911229063309I: Aerosp AS365N2, Bedford, MI, December 29, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1991, 14:48 local time
- Place: Bedford, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZYWA
- Location: 42.3953° N, 85.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3953&lon=-85.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365WM-2015-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN (registry code 8680815, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-365-n2-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS365N2
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911229063309I

## Narrative

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

LANDING AT AUTO ACCIDENT.DOWNWASH CAUSED PLASTIC SHEET ENTER ROTOR SYSTEM TAIL ROTOR SHROUD. DAMAGED ROTOR BLADES

## Other reports on N365WM (1)

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

- [Accident 20140525006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525006799A), May 25, 2014: Aerospatiale AS 365 N2 DAUPHIN (N365WM), Constantine, MI, Substantial damage. While approaching the high school parking lot being used in this case as a landing site to pick up a patient, upon reaching treetop level the descent rate…

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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