# Accident 19840907051549A: Aerosp SA315B, Lyman, WY, September 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1984, 08:50 local time
- Place: Lyman, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.3195° N, 110.2999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3195&lon=-110.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62338-1990-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,380 total, 2,950 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840907051549A

## Narrative

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

PART OF O RING WAS FOUND IN A SPRING NEXT TO FUEL PORTS IN FUEL SPEED GOVERNOR. AUTOROTATION CAUSED DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN84LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA286), Sep 7, 1984: Aerospatiale SA315B (N62338), Lyman, 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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