# Accident 19950519013749A: Snias AS350B, Tampa, FL, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 20:10 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35AH-1998-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519013749A

## Narrative

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

LOST CYCLIC CONTROL. HYDRO LIGHT ON AND HORN. LANDED ON ISLAND SKIDDED OFF. HYDRO FILTER CLOGGED. SB NOT PERFORMED.

## 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 MIA95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA131), May 20, 1995: Aerospatiale AS-350B (N35AH), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS PROCEDURES AFTER FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF…

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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