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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp SE3160 · Alpine, WY · August 12, 1981

Date
August 12, 1981 · 07:44 local
Place
Alpine, WY
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N607RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA057
Reported as
Aerosp SE3160
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,946 total241 in this make and model277 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot misjudged ground clearance on mountain top hover landing. Wheel hit out cropping. Helicopter rolled downhill.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISJUDGED GROUND CLEARANCE ON MOUNTAIN TOP HOVER LANDING. WHEEL HIT OUT CROPPING. HELICOPTER ROLLED DOWNHILL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.