# Accident 19750114007199A: Snias SA318C, Tonsina, AK, January 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1975
- Place: Tonsina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 61.6558° N, 145.1753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonsina, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6558&lon=-145.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA318C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,030 total, 1,184 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75FAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114007199A

## Narrative

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

T/R DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING 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 ANC75FAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG65), Jan 14, 1975: S.N.I.A.S SA318C (N8263), Tonsina, 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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