# NTSB CHI81FEX29: Aerospatial AS350D, N200HE, Lynnville, IN, September 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1981
- Place: Lynnville, IN · LYNNVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.1991° N, 87.3175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynnville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1991&lon=-87.3175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1905  81/9/29    LYNNVILLE,IN        AEROSPATIAL AS350D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5194
        TIME - 1800                    N200HE              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1635 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               LYNNVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W 3 STRAND COPPER POWERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N200HE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200HE-2009-04-06), registration cancelled 2009-04-06, S/N 1073, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS350D
- Registry model: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810929063909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929063909A), Sep 29, 1981: Snias AS350D, Lynnville, IN, Substantial damage. Helicopter struck high tension wire during approach for off-airport landing.

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.

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