# Accident 19880118001059A: Snias SA341G, Bowie, AZ, January 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bowie, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3249° N, 109.4845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3249&lon=-109.4845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61DR-1991-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE (registry code 8680610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA341G
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 160 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118001059A

## Narrative

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

MADE TURN IN CANYON TO AVOID SNOW.USED FULL POWER.CAUSED COMPRESSOR STALL.AUTOROTATION ONTO ROCKY AREA.TIPPED 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 LAX88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA091), Jan 18, 1988: Aerospatiale SA-341G (N61DR), Bowie, 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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