# Accident 19860307005679A: Snias SA318C, Siletz, OR, March 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1986, 09:40 local time
- Place: Siletz, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.1791° N, 120.9594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1791&lon=-120.9594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4966-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST (registry code 8680511, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA (registry code 60006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA318C
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307005679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP EXCESSIVE LOAD. UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE STRIKING TREES AND GROUND.

## 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 SEA86FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA073), Mar 7, 1986: Aerospatiale SE 318C (N4966), Siletz, OR, 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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