# Accident 19991027044549A: Snias AS350BA, Westbury, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999, 15:40 local time
- Place: Westbury
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ECAA
- Location: 40.7503° N, 73.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7503&lon=-73.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350SL-2001-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 BA (registry code 8680955, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027044549A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED REPUBLIC AIRPORT (KRFG) FOR EAST 34TH. ST. HELIPORT (K6N5). WHILE ENROUTE TO 34TH ST PILOT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SLOWED AIRCRAFT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A FIELD IN OLD WESTBURY L.I. ON SHORT FINAL (3 FEET AGL), AS PILOT BOUGHT AIRCRAFT INTO A HOVER, VERTICAL FIN, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX, TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND APPROX. 3 FEET OF TAIL BOOM DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. A/C MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AFTER YAWING 270 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC00LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA021), Oct 27, 1999: Eurocopter AS-350-BA (N350SL), Westbury, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the operator to ensure the pilot was adequately trained to conduct all inspections required by the flight manual, which resulted in the pilot's inadequate preflight and subsequent…

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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