# Accident 19770731028189A: Aerosp SA315B, Wilson, WY, July 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Wilson, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.4753° N, 110.9146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4753&lon=-110.9146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6390 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,131 total, 1,070 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731028189A

## Narrative

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

CAUSE OF BEARING FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 DEN77DTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC21), Jul 31, 1977: Aerospatial SA315B (N6390), Wilson, WY, 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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