MKC80AA026

NTSB accident investigation · Aerospatle AS350D · Webster City, IA · March 3, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 3, 1980
Place
Webster City, IA · WEBSTER CITY, IA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N353RMAerospatle AS350D
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800303005359A
Case key
131410

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1184   80/3/3    WEBSTER CITY,IA     AEROSPATLE AS350D   CR-  3  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0425                    N353RM              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            29, 3168 TOTAL HOURS, 240
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOSPITAL LOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               WEBSTER CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR DRG NGT,DWNWND APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N353RM
Reported as
Aerospatle AS350D
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hospital Lot

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.