# Accident 19730312007869A: Aerosp SA316C, Kamuela, HI, March 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1973
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N65180, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65180-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA 318C (registry code 8680501, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FJA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312007869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IFR COND DUE SMOKE FROM RANGE FIRE,GRND FOG AND DUSK. PLT TURNED ON LDG LTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 OAK73FJA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA15), Mar 12, 1973: S.N.I.A.S. SA318C (N65180), Kamuela, HI, destroyed

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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