# Incident 19811009077509I: Aerosp SA316B, Denver, CO, October 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1981, 17:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9002G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9002G-1988-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009077509I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE DUE TO INGESTION OF HOSPITAL TOWEL, DURING PRIOR EVACUATION OF HOSPITAL PATIENT.

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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