# Accident 19770413009449A: Aerosp SA315B, Mcintosh, AL, April 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1977
- Place: Mcintosh, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.2650° N, 88.0284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McIntosh, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2650&lon=-88.0284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90824, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90824-2003-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,135 total, 275 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413009449A

## Narrative

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

ONE VALVE IN FUEL CONTROL PARTLY STUCK. BLACK FLAKES FOUND IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA77FKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ29), Apr 13, 1977: Aerospatle SA315B (N90824), Mcintosh, AL, 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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