S N I A S AS350D N5786B

Summary

On 23 September 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a S N I A S AS350D registered N5786B was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 September 1983 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Cape Girardeau Muni (CGI)

Coordinates

37.3409, -89.5694

Aircraft

S N I A S AS350D

Registration

N5786B

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianopolis → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA222

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, THEN THE HELICOPTER PITCHED UP & TO THE LEFT. HE REDUCED POWER & NOTICED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. DURING A RUN-ON LANDING APPROACH, THE HELICOPTER BEGUN TO YAW, THEN BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, IT BEGAN TO SPIN. DURING GROUND IMPACT, THE LANDING GEAR SKIDS WERE TWISTED, THE VERTICAL FIN WAS KNOCKED OFF, ALL MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCT THE GROUND & THE RIGHT FRONT & RIGHT REAR DOORS WERE DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, PN 350A34-0110-02, HAD FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.