# NTSB LAX80DA038: Aerospatle AS-350, N88GT, Scottsdale, AZ, January 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1980
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1356  80/1/24    SCOTTSDALE,AZ       AEROSPATLE AS-350   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1550
        TIME - 0845                    N88GT               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- FLYING TO PAINT SHOP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88GT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88GT-1990-07-27), registration cancelled 1990-07-27, S/N 1071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE AS-350
- 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
- Airport: Scottsdale Muni

## 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 19800124075179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124075179A), Jan 24, 1980: Snias AS350D, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Rotor RPM delayed on landing approach. Hard landing resulted in severed tail boom., collapsed skids.

## Other investigations on N88GT (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX86LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA143), Mar 17, 1986: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N88GT), Tahoe Valley, CA, destroyed

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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