# NTSB Accident DEN89FA197
> **AEROSPATIALE AS350D** · 1989-08-21 · CARSON CITY, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89FA197
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29092
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-21
- **Location:** CARSON CITY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.140407, -119.710968
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS350D
- **Registration:** N3596G
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE GAS GENERATOR TURBINE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREA IN WHICH THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND.

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