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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Moab, UT · June 26, 1982

Date
June 26, 1982 · 15:55 local
Place
Moab, UT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N221RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DA118
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,964 total1,969 in this make and model224 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed during hover with a sling load. Crashed in a ravine. Compressor inlet case corroded, compressor stall

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DURING HOVER WITH A SLING LOAD. CRASHED IN A RAVINE. COMPRESSOR INLET CASE CORRODED, COMPRESSOR STALL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.