NTSB investigations: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, 1982

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as S N I A S AS350D ASTAR. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, 1982 per year, 1979–2026: 53 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680803'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW83FRA03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportS.N.I.A.S. AS350D · Houston, TXThe pilot stated that as he came to a hover to land, an engine surge occurred which sent the helicopter back into the air. Reportedly, the engine continued to surge off and on, and as helicopter came down, it would impact the ground and bounce back in the…Dec 16, 1982 · N801DB · DestroyedNTSB DEN82IA150Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAerospatiale 350D · Near Winter Par, COWitnesses who were aboard the aircraft stated that the aircrafts rotor struck a tree during a "straffing run" on a railroad trestle just below the Continental divide. The pilot stated that the engine flamed out as he passed over the trestle. The aircraft was…Jul 31, 1982 · N49556 · Minor damageNTSB FTW82DA285Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale AS-350D · Gulf Of MexicoDuring an over water flight, the engine chip detector light illuminated and shortly thereafter, the engine failed. The pilot made an autorotative landing in the Gulf Of Mexico with no further damage. All three rotor blades were full of holes and tears and one…Jul 19, 1982 · N5771L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA150Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale AS-350D · Houston, TXThe purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice maneuvers in preparation for a part 135 check ride. The pilot was practicing power recovery autorotations to a height of about 5 ft ag. He reported that on his fourth autorotation, the engine did not…Apr 26, 1982 · N5784Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82DA147Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportS.N.I.A.S. AS350 · Gold Strike, NVThe helicopter had just returned from a sightseeing tour of the grand canyon. The pilot reported that the passengers wanted to get out while the helicopter was undergoing its two-minute, cool-down period. The pilot escorted four of the passengers from the…Apr 24, 1982 · N5768Z · Minor damageNTSB ATL82DA100Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportS.N.I.A.S. AS350D Astar · Alcoa, TNWhile preparing to land, the pilot experienced a tail rotor drive failure at a speed of less than 60 knots. At that speed, he was unable to make the necessary right turn from his position to land on the runway. Instead, he climbed about 50 ft in a left turn…Apr 12, 1982 · N3605B · Substantial damage