# Accident 19801013049729A: Aerosp SA316B, Houston, TX, October 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1980, 18:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35928, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35928-2000-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 211 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013049729A

## Narrative

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

HEARD POP. LANDED ON HELIPAD, HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER WITH NO CONTROL RESPONSE. SUSPECT ROTOR MOUNT BROKE.

## 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 FTW81FRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA02), Oct 13, 1980: Alouette SA316B (N35928), Houston, TX, 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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