# Accident 19810122001389A: Aerosp SA316B, Coalville, UT, January 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1981, 16:35 local time
- Place: Coalville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.9074° N, 111.4212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9074&lon=-111.4212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10364-2007-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,685 total, 1,297 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122001389A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON LANDING HOVER. HIT WIRES AND FENCE. FOUND TAIL ROTOR STACK BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 DEN81FTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM07), Jan 22, 1981: Aerospatle SA316B (N10364), Coalville, 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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