# Accident 19840905051679A: Aerosp SA316B, Cokeville, WY, September 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1984, 12:15 local time
- Place: Cokeville, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0807° N, 110.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0807&lon=-110.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266-1988-11-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,643 total, 1,959 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905051679A

## Narrative

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

ROTATION STARTED DURING HOVER ON AUTOROTATION AT AIRPORT. TAIL SKID CONTACTED RUNWAY, TAIL ROTOR CABLE FAILED.

## 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 DEN84LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA282), Sep 5, 1984: Aerospatiale 316B Alouette III (N8266), Cokeville, 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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