# Accident 19810606035879A: Aerosp SA315B, Meeteetse, WY, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Meeteetse, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.1491° N, 108.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeteetse, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1491&lon=-108.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,025 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606035879A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND/OR DESCENT IN DOWNWASH. RESULT WAS SEVERE IMPACT AND BOUNCE INTO A VEHICLE ON LANDING.

## 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 DEN81FTC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC18), Jun 6, 1981: Aerospatle SA315B (N223RM), Meeteetse, WY, 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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