# Accident 19731001036349A: Snias SA318C, Kenai, AK, October 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1973
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8452-2013-11-05) (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: 2,206 total, 136 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731001036349A

## Narrative

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

CO.FLT PLAN VFR. DRK NIGHT NO HORIZ REF SPARSE LTG IN AREA. HIT WATER CONT FLT TO DEST

## 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 ANC74DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG62), Oct 1, 1973: Sudaviation SA318C (N8452), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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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