# Accident 19850613069839A: Aerosp SA316B, Silver Spring, FL, June 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1985, 00:26 local time
- Place: Silver Spring, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N49550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49550-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU series (registry code 60020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,861 total, 324 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850613069839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND WEATHER AT NIGHT AND AT LOW ALTITUDE STRUCK TREES. SAFE LANDING. BUBBLE BROKEN.

## 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 MIA85FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA191), Jun 13, 1985: Aerospatiale SA316B (N49550), Silver Springs, FL, 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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