# Accident 19820915046639A: Aerosp SA315B, Kemmerer, WY, September 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1982, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 41.7804° N, 110.5490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7804&lon=-110.5490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7915-1986-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA315B LAMA (registry code 8680208, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa315b-lama) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,548 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820915046639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SLING LOAD HOVER. HELICOPTER FELL INTO TREES. PROBLEM UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE FUEL STARVATION PROBLEM.

## 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 DEN82DA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA195), Sep 15, 1982: Aerospatiale SA315B (N7915), Near Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7915 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800802034389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034389A), Aug 2, 1980: Aerosp SA315B (N7915), Dell, MT, Substantial damage. Began to settle with power on landing approach. Engine over heated trying to stop descent. Did not jettison load.

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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