# Accident 19850914044849A: Aerosp SA315B, Craig, CO, September 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.5206° N, 107.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5206&lon=-107.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3836E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3836E-2013-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,183 total, 2,246 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914044849A

## Narrative

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

NOISE AND FLAMES FROM ENGINE DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION. FOUND FAILED TURBINE SECTION AFTER TREE GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 DEN85FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA241), Sep 14, 1985: Aerospatiale SA315B (N3836E), Craig, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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