# Incident 19961107038909I: Aerosp SA365N, Jersey Shore, PA, November 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1996, 01:30 local time
- Place: Jersey Shore, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2007° N, 77.2666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jersey Shore, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2007&lon=-77.2666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365ME (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA365N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,801 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107038909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO AN APPROVED LANDING SITE TO PICK UP AN AEROMEDICAL PATIENT, THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK A ROTOR BLADE AND UPPER FINNESTRON OF THE SA-365N HELICOPTER. INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE REVEALED A WORN LATCH WHICH ALLOWED THE LATCH TO UNHOOK. NO FIRE OR INJURY RESULTED FROM THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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