# Accident 19780822025779A: Aerosp SE3160, Norwood, CO, August 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Norwood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 38.1284° N, 108.2922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1284&lon=-108.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680605, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 257 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE91) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822025779A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTAIN SLOPE.AERIAL SURVEY

## 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 DEN78FTE91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE91), Aug 22, 1978: Aerospatle SA316B (N4246), Norwood, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4246 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840726034899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840726034899A), Jul 26, 1984: Aerosp SE3160 (N4246), Naturita, CO, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during autorotation landing. All axial compressor blades had severe erosion. One blade separated.

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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