# Accident 19820623024669A: Aerosp SE3160, Dardanelle, CA, June 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1982, 01:26 local time
- Place: Dardanelle, CA
- Airport: Brightman Flats
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3401° N, 119.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3401&lon=-119.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6456, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6456-1984-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680605, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 13,795 total, 5,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623024669A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MAIN ROTORS STRUCK TOPS OF TALL TREES DURING A NIGHT APPROACH TO A LANDING SITE LIT BY GROUND VEHICLES.

## 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 LAX82FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA232), Jun 23, 1982: Aerospatiale SA-316B (N6456), Dardanelle, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N6456 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790123003519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003519I), Jan 23, 1979: Aerosp SA316B (N6456), Livermore, CA. Pilot reported possible wire strike while following highway through pass trying to stay VFR.

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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