# Accident 19820626028509A: Aerosp SA315B, Moab, UT, June 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1982, 15:55 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 38.5302° N, 109.5493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5302&lon=-109.5493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221RM-1988-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,964 total, 1,969 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626028509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA118), Jun 26, 1982: Aerospatiale SA 315 B (N221RM), 35 Se Moab, UT, 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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