# Accident 19740424009969A: Aerosp SA316B, East Dayton, NV, April 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1974
- Place: East Dayton, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N8259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259-1996-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680207, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,150 total, 160 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424009969A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVE SHOCK STRUT COLLAPSED BFOR LIFT OFF.

## 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 OAK74FXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ34), Apr 24, 1974: Alouette III (N8259), East Dayton, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8259 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820704027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704027349A), Jul 4, 1982: Aerosp SA316B (N8259), Crafton, PA, Substantial damage. Rasping noise and power loss, made hard vertical landing. A turbine blade had separated, caused internal 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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