# NTSB MKC80AA026: Aerospatle AS350D, N353RM, Webster City, IA, March 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1980
- Place: Webster City, IA · WEBSTER CITY, IA
- Location: 42.4624° N, 93.8182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Webster City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4624&lon=-93.8182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80AA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80AA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353RM-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 1058 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Hospital Lot

## 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 19800303005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303005359A), Mar 3, 1980: Snias AS350C, Webster City, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Evidence indicates engine lost power on approach. Rotor RPM decayed. Made level vertical ground impact.

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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