# NTSB FTW80IA013: Aerospatle AS350D, N3596Z, Mansfield, TX, November 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1979
- Place: Mansfield, TX · MANSFIELD, TX
- Location: 32.5632° N, 97.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5632&lon=-97.1417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0041  79/11/14 NR.MANSFIELD,TX       AEROSPATLE AS350D   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3525
        TIME - 1130                    N3596Z              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING L
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND PRAIRIE,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NO 1 BRG OIL JET OBSTD W ORGANIC MTRL.BRG VIB LED TO FAILURE OF LOCK NUT & CAP.ENG-3HRS SINCE NEW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3596Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596Z-1998-04-07), registration cancelled 1998-04-07, S/N S57A3070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE AS350D
- Registry model: [Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (registry code 7485057) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Flying L

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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