# Accident 19820322004739A: Aerosp SA316B, Bridgeport, CA, March 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2694° N, 119.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2694&lon=-119.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9829C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9829C-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680605, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,092 total, 241 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322004739A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED ON MOUNTAIN DURING HARD AUTOROTATION 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 LAX82FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA117), Mar 22, 1982: Aerospatiale SA316B (N9829C), Near Brideport, CA, destroyed

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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