# Accident 19810812049509A: Aerosp SE3160, Alpine, WY, August 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1981, 07:44 local time
- Place: Alpine, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1729° N, 111.0209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1729&lon=-111.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,946 total, 241 in this make and model, 277 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA057), Aug 12, 1981: Aerospatial 316B (N607RA), Alpine, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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