# Accident 19880417009549A: Aerosp SA315B, Central, AK, April 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1988, 17:50 local time
- Place: Central, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 65.4697° N, 145.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4697&lon=-145.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65185, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65185-2023-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTE II series (registry code 60002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artouste-ii-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,923 total, 1,699 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417009549A

## Narrative

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

REFUELING WITH ENGINE ROTOR BLADES AT FULL RPM.AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE DURING CREW CHANGE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED 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 ANC88LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA046), Apr 18, 1988: Aerospatiale SA315B (N65185), Near Central, AK, 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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