# Accident 19850130001409A: Aerosp SA315B, Galt, CA, January 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1985, 07:12 local time
- Place: Galt, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2695° N, 121.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2695&lon=-121.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67081, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67081) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,201 total, 482 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130001409A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL, HIT IN LEFT TURN, ROLLED ONTO SIDE.  TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX ATTACHMENT BOLTS SHEARED, MISSING.

## 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 LAX85FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA126), Jan 30, 1985: Aerospatiale SA316B (N67081), Galt, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67081 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820707029459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707029459A), Jul 7, 1982: Aerosp SA316B (N67081), Meeteetse, WY, Destroyed. Long line attached to helicopter caught on fence causing crash during approach for landing.

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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