# Incident 19921009044579I: Snias AS350B1, Stratford, CA, October 9, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1992, 11:25 local time
- Place: Stratford, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1885° N, 119.8222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1885&lon=-119.8222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501BL-2011-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680811, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b1-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B1
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921009044579I

## Narrative

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

STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE. AUTORATION TO A FIELD. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY PILOT AND FARMHANDS.

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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