| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 08, 1990 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Location: | Off Miami, Florida |
| Operator: | Sinquanon Management - Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Aerospatiale 350D |
| Registration: | N5778W |
| cn / ln: | 1394 |
| Aboard: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:2 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The pilot of the helicopter heard a loud noise followed by loss of engine power. He entered an autorotation, deployed emergency floats and successfully landed on the water. However, a wave turned the helicopter over. All successfully got out of the aircraft but one passenger died from drowning 8 hours later and the other 15 hours later. Fatigue failure of an engine turbine blade, which resulted in a loss of power. Rough ocean water in the emergency landing area was a related factor. |
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