# NTSB Accident NYC89FA089
> **AEROSPATIALE AS-350D** · 1989-02-22 · SPRING VALLEY, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA089
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27792
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-22
- **Location:** SPRING VALLEY, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.11988, -74.049728
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS-350D
- **Registration:** N5793P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE FAA FLIGHT EXAMINER (F/E) TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE AUTOROTATION, AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC).  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF INFORMATION IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL CONCERNING AUTOROTATIONS, THE FLIGHT EXAMINER'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN AND MOUND OF DIRT (DIRT BANK) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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