# NTSB investigations: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, 1982

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW83FRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRA03.md): S.N.I.A.S. AS350D · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Dec 16, 1982 · N801DB · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated that as he came to a hover to land, an engine surge occurred which sent the helicopter back into the air. Reportedly, the engine continued to surge off and on, and as helicopter came down, it would impact the ground and bounce back in the…
- [NTSB DEN82IA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82IA150.md): Aerospatiale 350D · Near Winter Par, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N49556 · Minor damage
  > Witnesses who were aboard the aircraft stated that the aircrafts rotor struck a tree during a "straffing run" on a railroad trestle just below the Continental divide. The pilot stated that the engine flamed out as he passed over the trestle. The aircraft was…
- [NTSB FTW82DA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA285.md): Aerospatiale AS-350D · Gulf Of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 19, 1982 · N5771L · Substantial damage
  > During an over water flight, the engine chip detector light illuminated and shortly thereafter, the engine failed. The pilot made an autorotative landing in the Gulf Of Mexico with no further damage. All three rotor blades were full of holes and tears and one…
- [NTSB FTW82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA150.md): Aerospatiale AS-350D · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 26, 1982 · N5784Y · Substantial damage
  > The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice maneuvers in preparation for a part 135 check ride. The pilot was practicing power recovery autorotations to a height of about 5 ft ag. He reported that on his fourth autorotation, the engine did not…
- [NTSB LAX82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA147.md): S.N.I.A.S. AS350 · Gold Strike, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 24, 1982 · N5768Z · Minor damage
  > The helicopter had just returned from a sightseeing tour of the grand canyon. The pilot reported that the passengers wanted to get out while the helicopter was undergoing its two-minute, cool-down period. The pilot escorted four of the passengers from the…
- [NTSB ATL82DA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA100.md): S.N.I.A.S. AS350D Astar · Alcoa, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 12, 1982 · N3605B · Substantial damage
  > While preparing to land, the pilot experienced a tail rotor drive failure at a speed of less than 60 knots. At that speed, he was unable to make the necessary right turn from his position to land on the runway. Instead, he climbed about 50 ft in a left turn…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680803'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680803&year=1982

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