# Incident 19950619016569I: Snias AS350D, San Francisco, CA, June 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1995, 07:29 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CAXL
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597T-2018-03-22) (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)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619016569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER CONDUCTING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION AT THE TANFARAN SHOPPING MALL IN SAN BRUNO THE PILOT WAS HEADING BACK TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS IN SAN JOSE, CA. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING BACK FOR HOME, A LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WARNING SOUNDED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS SFO AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO SFO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A TXIWAY NEAR SIGNATURE AVIATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DEPARTED AND AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP BELT HAD BROKEN. A MECHANIC FROM ARIS HELICOPTER, WILLIAM PRATT #002063560, REPLACED THE BROKEN BELT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. PMI FOR ARIS NOTIFIED.

## Other reports on N3597T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140801013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801013139A), Aug 1, 2014: S.N.I.A.S. AS350B ASTAR (N3597T), Tahoma, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot was departing a remote landing zone in mountainous terrain. During the turning departure, the pilot believes he encountered a downdraft, causing the…

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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