# Accident 19940113000369A: Snias AS350D, Lakeland, FL, January 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.0099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.0099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902BA-1994-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,454 total, 1,980 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940113000369A

## Narrative

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

FUEL CONTROL GOVERNOR BEARING FAILED UNABLE CONTROL POWER. SHUT DOWN. AUTOROTATED LOST ROTOR RPM AVOIDING WIRES.

## 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 MIA94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA050), Jan 13, 1994: Aerospatiale AS-350 (N902BA), Lakeland, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL FOR GOVERNOR MALFUNCTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE WRITTEN PROCEDURES IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL BY…

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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