# Incident 19950503024319I: Snias AS350D, Middletown, NJ, May 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHIA
- Aircraft: N900PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900PH-1999-04-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503024319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN BAY ON FLOATS. TAIL HIT. MAIN GEAR BOX FAILED. CUT FUEL.

## 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 NYC95LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA099), May 3, 1995: Eurocopter AS350D (N900PH), Sea Bright, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the position 19 engine bearing, which resulted in shifting of the accessory gear drive, disengagement of the fuel pump, fuel starvation, and loss of engine power.

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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