# Accident 19920615022139A: Aerosp SA365N, Fort Bragg, NC, June 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1992, 13:02 local time
- Place: Fort Bragg, NC
- Airport: Simmons Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CZYA
- Location: 35.1293° N, 79.0005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1293&lon=-79.0005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365DU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA365N
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,347 total, 632 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615022139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE INFLIGHT. LANDED SAFE. TURBINE BEARING SEIZED. START DRAIN VALVE LOOSE. LEAKED FUEL. METAL IN OIL.

## 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 ATL92FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA126), Jun 15, 1992: Aerospatiale AS-355-F (N365DU), Fort Bragg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL SUPPLY LINE FOR THE REAR MAIN BEARING IN ENGINE MODULE THREE WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE BEARING, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LEAK FROM THE ENGINE START DRAIN VALVE.

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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