# Accident 19841005054719A: Aerosp SE3160, East Glacier, MT, October 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1984, 09:55 local time
- Place: East Glacier, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 48.4096° N, 113.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4096&lon=-113.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98325, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98325-2013-02-20) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,872 total, 160 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005054719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING HELICOPTER FROM HOVER IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHEN DOWNDRAFT CAUSED UNCONTROLED DESCENT.

## 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 DEN85LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA004), Oct 5, 1984: Aerospatiale SE316B (N98325), East Glacier, MT, 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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