# Accident 19830327009909A: Aerosp SA316B, Wauseon, OH, March 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1983, 19:48 local time
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.5534° N, 84.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauseon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5534&lon=-84.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62268-1997-10-27) (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: 6,128 total, 952 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009909A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT WHILE LANDING IN LEE OF A BUILDING. HELICOPTER IMPACT DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA152), Mar 27, 1983: Aerospatiale 316B (N62268), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62268 (2)

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

- [Accident 19891128047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128047319A), Nov 28, 1989: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), Park City, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Took off with cargo line attached. Line struck trails, rebounded and fouled rotor blades. Crashed in field.
- [Accident 19781204037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204037259A), Dec 4, 1978: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), King City, CA, Substantial damage. While loading psgrs & equip, r main gear sank thru dry crust of strrn & rotor struck gnd.

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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