# NTSB MIA91WA053: Astar AS-350D, N3792E, San Jose, Costa Rica, December 9, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 9, 1990, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place: San Jose, Costa Rica
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA91WA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32946/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91WA053

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3792E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3792E-1994-07-19), registration cancelled 1994-07-19, S/N 1209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ASTAR AS-350D
- 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
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Nafilylan Investments, Inc.
- Departed: UNKNOWN
- Destination: UNKNOWN

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

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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