# NTSB Accident ATL92FA029
> **AEROSPATIALE AS350D ASTAR** · 1991-12-07 · FUQUAY-VARINA, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92FA029
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18539
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-12-07
- **Location:** FUQUAY-VARINA, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.539497, -78.830444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS350D ASTAR
- **Registration:** N26FH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN CONTINUING THE FLIGHT WITH A KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM, AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEIZURE OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEARING, RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE.  DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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