# Accident 19810213004029A: Aerosp SA316B, Dinkey Creek, CA, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 08:45 local time
- Place: Dinkey Creek, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0861° N, 119.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dinkey Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0861&lon=-119.1576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48184-2014-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU series (registry code 60020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,689 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004029A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING TAKEOFF HOVER. REPORTED MALFUNCTON IN CONTROLS. NONE FOUND.

## 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 LAX81DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA22), Feb 13, 1981: Aerospatle S316B (N48184), Dinky Creek, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48184 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870719041159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719041159A), Jul 19, 1987: Aerosp SA316B (N48184), Red Lodge, MT, Substantial damage. The helicopter was blown over by gusty winds.

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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