# Accident 19940713018409A: Snias AS350B1, Galveston, TX, July 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1994, 08:38 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SYLA
- Location: 29.3005° N, 94.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3005&lon=-94.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350WM-1996-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680811, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b1-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B1
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940713018409A

## Narrative

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

BUMPS ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE DISCONNECTED. DITCHED. LATERAL SERVO ROD END THREADS WORN OUT.

## 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 FTW94FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA231), Jul 13, 1994: Aerospatiale AS-350B1 (N350WM), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE TORQUING OF THE LEFT LATERAL SERVO BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH ALLOWED IT TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CONTROLS, LEADING TO AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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