# Accident 19820707029459A: Aerosp SA316B, Meeteetse, WY, July 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Meeteetse, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1502° N, 108.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1502&lon=-108.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67081, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67081) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,247 total, 104 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707029459A

## Narrative

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

LONG LINE ATTACHED TO HELICOPTER CAUGHT ON FENCE CAUSING CRASH DURING APPROACH FOR 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 DEN82DA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA130), Jul 8, 1982: Aerospatiale SA316B (N67081), Meeteetse, WY, destroyed

## Other reports on N67081 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850130001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130001409A), Jan 30, 1985: Aerosp SA315B (N67081), Galt, CA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control, hit in left turn, rolled onto side. Tail rotor gearbox attachment bolts sheared, missing.

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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