# N62268: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III, registration cancelled 1997-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680207)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2046
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1975
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A820F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2272° N, 111.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62268
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62268-1997-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III: https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA028), Nov 28, 1989: Aerospatiale SA316B (N62268), Park City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A VERTICAL TAKEOFF, WHILE DEPARTING WITH A CABLE ATTACHED, AND HIS FAILURE TO INSURE THE CABLE REMAINED CLEAR OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER (VEHICLE) WAS A CONTRIBUTING…
- [NTSB CHI83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA152), Mar 27, 1983: Aerospatiale 316B (N62268), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM06), Dec 4, 1978: Alouette 316B (N62268), King City, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19891128047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128047319A), Nov 28, 1989: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), Park City, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Took off with cargo line attached. Line struck trails, rebounded and fouled rotor blades. Crashed in field.
- [Accident 19830327009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009909A), Mar 27, 1983: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), Wauseon, OH, Substantial damage. Caught in downdraft while landing in lee of a building. Helicopter impact damaged.
- [Accident 19781204037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204037259A), Dec 4, 1978: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), King City, CA, Substantial damage. While loading psgrs & equip, r main gear sank thru dry crust of strrn & rotor struck gnd.

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