# Accident 19850812040519A: Snias SE3130, Buckeye, AZ, August 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EHVA
- Location: 33.3806° N, 112.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3806&lon=-112.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537-2007-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SE 3130 ALOUETTE II (registry code 8680502, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-se-3130-alouette-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTE II series (registry code 60002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artouste-ii-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SE3130
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812040519A

## Narrative

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

SKID OF THE HELICOPTER HOOKED A FENCE DURING HOVER.  WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO PULL UP, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX85LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA345), Aug 12, 1985: Aerospatiale SF3130 (N537), Buckeye, AZ, 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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