# Accident 19800611082999A: Aerosp SA315B, Jackson, WY, June 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&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: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,580 total, 704 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611082999A

## Narrative

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

COMPRESSOR STALL, ENGINE FIRE DURING HIGH ALTITUDE HOVER.  CRASH LANDED.  SAND AND DIRT INGESTION ERODED VANES.

## 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 DEN80FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA038), Jun 11, 1980: Alouette SA315B (N10067), Jackson, WY, 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 19781221041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221041729A), Dec 21, 1978: Snias SA330J (N10067), Magna, UT, 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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