# Accident 19930527015389A: Snias AS350B, Cameron, MO, May 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1993, 06:26 local time
- Place: Cameron, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 39.7396° N, 94.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7396&lon=-94.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N782LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N782LF-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,827 total, 764 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015389A

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP. LOST POWER EN ROUTE AT LOW ALTITUDE. CRASHED.LABYRINTH SEAL SECOND STAGE GUIDE VANE SEPARATED DUE FATIGUE

## 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 CHI93FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA182), May 27, 1993: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N782LF), Cameron, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE LABYRINTH SEAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND AND TALL TREES BORDERING THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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