# Accident 19781221041729A: Snias SA330J, Magna, UT, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Magna, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.7508° N, 112.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magna, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7508&lon=-112.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10067, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10067) (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: SNIAS SA330J
- Reported engine: TMECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,070 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221041729A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN79FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM06), Dec 21, 1978: Aerospatial SA315B (N10067), Magna, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10067 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820809035279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809035279A), Aug 9, 1982: Aerosp SA315B (N10067), Afton, WY, Destroyed. Engine failure on long line operation. Crashed into trees. Engine suffered compressor blade fatigue failure.
- [Accident 19800611082999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611082999A), Jun 11, 1980: Aerosp SA315B (N10067), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Compressor stall, engine fire during high altitude hover. Crash landed. Sand and dirt ingestion eroded vanes.

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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