# Accident 19830917075449A: Aerosp SA316B, Pittsburgh, PA, September 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1983, 10:41 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.4395° N, 79.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4395&lon=-79.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72590-1995-05-19) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,432 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917075449A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTOCRAFT BUT NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC83FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA244), Sep 17, 1983: Sud SA316B (N72590), Pittsburgh, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N72590 (4)

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

- [Incident 19901110059559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901110059559I), Nov 10, 1990: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed and right pedal became inoperative. Pedal jammed when snap ring popped off and pivot pin dislodged.
- [Accident 19880402007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402007769A), Apr 2, 1988: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), Silver Plume, CO, Substantial damage. Helicopter went into rapid descent and autorotation with collective inop. Hard impact. Support block assembly broke
- [Incident 19870722057699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722057699I), Jul 22, 1987: Aerosp SA315B (N72590), Louisville, CO, Minor damage. Pilot tried to avoid contact with a dui drivers car at shooting scene. Rotor struck a road sign on shutdown.
- [Accident 19821113058559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113058559A), Nov 13, 1982: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Helicopter began to vibrate and turn during hover. Landed hard on wheels. Cyclic bumping damaged rotors and tail.

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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