# Accident 19830520021519A: Snias SA318C, Yakutat, AK, May 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 59.5095° N, 139.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5095&lon=-139.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67099-1986-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST (registry code 8680508, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA318C
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,341 total, 1,034 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FAD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520021519A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN BANKED RIGHT AND ROTOR HIT GLACIER. BLOWING SNOW FROM DOWNWASH CAUSED WHITEOUT.

## 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 SEA83FAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FAD02), May 20, 1983: Sud SA 318C (N67099), Near Yakutat, AK, 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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