- Date
- February 9, 1983, 11:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Pacoima, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3605TAerospatiale AS 350 Astar
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830209005189A
- Case key
- 23424
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The main rotor blades separated the tail boom during a forced landing following a total loss of power. The plt stated the acft was equipped with an experimental engine torque and temperature limiting device and this flt was to collect data concerning its operation. This device malfunctioned and an uncommanded engine shutdown occurred at 800 ft AGL. The acft landed hard on the skid heel, rocked forwarded and came to rest upright after traveling 105 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3605T
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale AS 350 Astar (AS 350 AST)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1227
- Airframe hours
- 700
- Engine
- Lycoming LTS-010-600A2, 615 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- M.S. Moore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BUR · Burbank, CA
- Airport
- WHP · Whiteman
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 54 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BUR, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.