# Accident 19760129003049A: Aerosp SE3160, Maricopa, AZ, January 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1976
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8622 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,949 total, 900 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129003049A

## Narrative

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

MOVING CORE DRILLING MATERIALS.CONTROL CABLE FAILED. HAD TO CLR CLIFF DRG AUTOROTATION.

## 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 LAX76FUJ54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ54), Jan 29, 1976: S.N.A.I.S SA316B (N8622), Maricopa, AZ, 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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