# NTSB FTW82DA007: Aerospatle AS350D, N5774X, Houma, LA, October 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1981
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2520  81/10/12   HOUMA,LA            AEROSPATLE AS350D   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 5271
        TIME - 0850                    N5774X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULF OF MEXICO              NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AFT BEARING,PN 4-301-078-01,OF NG SPUR GEAR SHAFT,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5774X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5774X-1996-05-29), registration cancelled 1996-05-29, S/N 1391 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE 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)
- 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 19811012066639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066639A), Oct 12, 1981: Snias AS350D, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Za engine quit en route. Aft bearing of the ng gear shaft failed. Popped floats, made hard autorotate swamp 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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