# Accident 19840726034899A: Aerosp SE3160, Naturita, CO, July 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1984, 09:21 local time
- Place: Naturita, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 38.2110° N, 108.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2110&lon=-108.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680605, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840726034899A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION LANDING. ALL AXIAL COMPRESSOR BLADES HAD SEVERE EROSION. ONE BLADE SEPARATED.

## 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 DEN84LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA239), Jul 26, 1984: Aerospatiale 316B (N4246), Naturita, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4246 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780822025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822025779A), Aug 22, 1978: Aerosp SE3160 (N4246), Norwood, CO, Substantial damage. Mountain slope. Aerial survey

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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