# Accident 19730814029269A: Snias SA318C, Bettles, AK, August 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7329, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST (registry code 8680511, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA (registry code 60006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA318C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814029269A

## Narrative

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

PLT LND TWICE ENRTE DUE VIBRATION.2ND LDG MECH CKD ACFT.CONT FLT.T/R DRIVE SHAFT BEARING FAILED.

## 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 ANC74AA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA022), Aug 14, 1973: Alouette SA318B (N7329), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7329 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760617015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617015949A), Jun 17, 1976: Snias SA318C (N7329), Clearwater, WA, Destroyed. Sling cable struck t/r. crashed in canyon.

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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