# Accident 19840603024739A: Aerosp SA316B, Alcova, WY, June 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Alcova, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.5508° N, 106.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5508&lon=-106.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4997A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997A-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840603024739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AIRCRAFT YAWED AND ROLLED LEFT ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 DEN84LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA168), Jun 3, 1984: Aerospatiale SA316B (N4997A), Alcova, WY, 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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