# Incident 19870722057699I: Aerosp SA315B, Louisville, CO, July 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1987, 00:50 local time
- Place: Louisville, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 39.9693° N, 105.1427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9693&lon=-105.1427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72590-1995-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680207, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722057699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO AVOID CONTACT WITH A DUI DRIVERS CAR AT SHOOTING SCENE. ROTOR STRUCK A ROAD SIGN ON SHUTDOWN.

## Other reports on N72590 (4)

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

- [Incident 19901110059559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901110059559I), Nov 10, 1990: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed and right pedal became inoperative. Pedal jammed when snap ring popped off and pivot pin dislodged.
- [Accident 19880402007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402007769A), Apr 2, 1988: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), Silver Plume, CO, Substantial damage. Helicopter went into rapid descent and autorotation with collective inop. Hard impact. Support block assembly broke
- [Accident 19830917075449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917075449A), Sep 17, 1983: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), Pittsburgh, PA, Destroyed. Helicopter settled with power and touched down hard causing damage to rotocraft but no injuries.
- [Accident 19821113058559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113058559A), Nov 13, 1982: Aerosp SA316B (N72590), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Helicopter began to vibrate and turn during hover. Landed hard on wheels. Cyclic bumping damaged rotors and tail.

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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