# Accident 20001028017149A: Snias AS350B, October 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2000, 16:37 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TXEA
- Location: 28.7381° N, 92.6300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7381&lon=-92.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26WW-2001-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028017149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS REPORT IS NOT COMPLETE. AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

## 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 FTW01FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA017), Oct 28, 2000: Aerospatiale AS-350BA (N26WW), E. Cameron 200, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to an internal engine oil leak that started an internal engine fire and the pilot's inadequate autorotation which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor to 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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