# Accident 19831028055999A: Snias SE3130, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1983, 10:15 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SE 3130 ALOUETTE II (registry code 8680502, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-se-3130-alouette-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTE II series (registry code 60002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artouste-ii-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SE3130
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 75 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028055999A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED SPIN DURING APPROACH TO LANDING. PILOT WAS ACCUSTOMED TO U.S. HELICOPTER INPUTS.

## 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 DEN84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA017), Oct 28, 1983: Aerospatiale SE 3180 (N544), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed

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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