# NTSB investigations: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, 1989

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 FTW90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA003.md): Aerospatiale 350D · New Iberia, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1989 · N3606Y · Substantial damage
  > The second pilot's (under instruction) misjudgement of aircraft attitude during the level off phase of the autorotation
- [NTSB ATL89FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA220.md): Aerospatiale AS 350D · Chamblee, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1989 · N57689 · Destroyed
  > Failure of the main rotor swashplate bearing due to lack of lubricant.
- [NTSB DEN89FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA202.md): Aerospatiale AS-350D · Blanchard, ID · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1989 · N132SH · Destroyed
  > Overheating and seizure of the swashplate bearing, which resulted in an inflight breakup of the helicopter and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX89IA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89IA242.md): Aerospatiale AS350D · Long Beach, CA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1989 · N143EH · Minor damage
  > The failure of the engine driven fuel pump.
- [NTSB FTW89FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA133.md): Aerospatiale AS-350-D · Galveston, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1989 · N3595B · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of both pilots to see-and-avoid the other aircraft (inadequate visual lookout).
- [NTSB LAX89LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA197.md): Aerospatiale AS350D · Waialae Falls, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1989 · N6003S · Substantial damage
  > Improper maintenance/adjustment of the engine fuel control unit by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in a slight loss of engine power, and failure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM, while turning and taking off from a hover with a relatively…

## 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") = 1989
  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=1989

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