# Accident 19870719041159A: Aerosp SA316B, Red Lodge, MT, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CJTL
- Location: 45.1896° N, 109.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1896&lon=-109.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48184-2014-08-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,127 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719041159A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER WAS BLOWN OVER BY GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 DEN87LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA189), Jul 19, 1987: Aerospatiale SA316B (N48184), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48184 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810213004029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004029A), Feb 13, 1981: Aerosp SA316B (N48184), Dinkey Creek, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter during takeoff hover. Reported malfuncton in controls. None found.

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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