# Accident 19780206006719A: Aerosp SA316C, Clearwater, WA, February 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1978
- Place: Clearwater, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 47.5776° N, 124.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5776&lon=-124.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8453, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8453-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST (registry code 8680511, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA (registry code 60006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316C
- Reported engine: TMECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,015 total, 231 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006719A

## Narrative

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

SLING LOAD,CEDAR BLOCKS. EVIDENCE OF HOT STARTS & EXCEEDING EGT. STUMPS.

## 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 SEA78FYE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE06), Feb 6, 1978: S.N.I.A.S. SA3180 (N8453), Clearwater, WA, 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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