# Accident 19820704027349A: Aerosp SA316B, Crafton, PA, July 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1982, 22:35 local time
- Place: Crafton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.4333° N, 80.0711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crafton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4333&lon=-80.0711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259-1996-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680207, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,101 total, 735 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704027349A

## Narrative

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

RASPING NOISE AND POWER LOSS, MADE HARD VERTICAL LANDING. A TURBINE BLADE HAD SEPARATED, CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC82FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM12), Jul 5, 1982: Aerospatiale SA 316B (N8259), Crafton, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8259 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740424009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424009969A), Apr 24, 1974: Aerosp SA316B (N8259), East Dayton, NV, Substantial damage. Believe shock strut collapsed bfor lift off.

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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