# Accident 19930710022979A: Snias AS350B, West Plains, MO, July 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1993, 11:05 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7408° N, 91.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7408&lon=-91.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350BA-1993-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350BA (registry code 8680817, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710022979A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED FROM HOVER BOUNCED SPUN INTO POWER LINE LANDING. INDICATES EXCESSIVE COLLECTIVE CAUSED RPM LOSS AND IMPACT.

## 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 CHI93FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA249), Jul 10, 1993: American Eurocopter AS350BA (N350BA), West Plains, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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