Models / S N I A S / AS350D ASTAR / N5778W Aircraft record N5778W 1980 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 1990) · 2 ADs may apply
NTSB events 1 destroyed, 1990 ADs may apply 2 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner Sinquanon Management Co
Owner type Corporation
City, state Miami, FL
Certificate issued Jul 17, 1987
Canceled Jun 4, 2013
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Oct 1, 1981 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer S N I A S
Model AS350D ASTAR
Year 1980
Serial number 1394
Aircraft type Rotorcraft
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 6
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet H9EU
Mode S code A76BEF Engine
Make and model Lycoming Lts 101 600a
Type Turbo-shaft
Power 592 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 1987 – 2013 Sinquanon Management Co Miami, FL 1966 – 1972 Individual owner Wallkill, NY · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-150 S/N 28-1632 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed Mar 8, 1990 · Miami, FL 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.
Damage Destroyed
Injuries Fatal
Report MIA90FA081 From NTSB records; matched by N-number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA90FA081)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2001-22-07 Honeywell International, Inc. LTP 101 Series Turboprop and LTS101 Series Turboshaft… Nov 30, 2001 Engine (LTS 101 600A)Only with: Rigid tube fuel manifolds P/N 4-301-042-02, -04, -05, -06, 4-301-236-01, -02, -03, -04, 4-301-286-01, -02, or 4-301-376-01 installed. 96-12-27 AlliedSignal Inc. (formerly Textron Lycoming) LTS 101 Series Turboshaft and LTP 101… Aug 19, 1996 Engine (LTS 101 600A)
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 19, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 19, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record