# Accident 19811120074669A: Aerosp SA316B, Cokevill, WY, November 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Cokevill, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N4261E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,020 total, 505 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120074669A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL DOWNWIND LANDING ON RIDGE HELICOPTER BEGAN SETTLING WITH POWER. BLADE STALL, HIGH SINK RATE TO IMPACT.

## 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 DEN82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA009), Nov 20, 1981: Aerospatial SA316B (N4261E), Cokeville, 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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