# Accident 19880710026019A: Aerosp SA315B, Dubois, WY, July 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dubois, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 43.5461° N, 109.6480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubois, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5461&lon=-109.6480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47274, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47274-1989-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE2B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,890 total, 6,122 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710026019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING SLING LOAD AT HOVER. DROPPED LINE AND AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. ENGINE FIRE DAMAGE. UNDETERMINED

## 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 DEN88FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA151), Jul 10, 1988: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N47274), Dubois, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47274 (1)

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

- [Incident 19831020069779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020069779I), Oct 20, 1983: Aerosp SA315B (N47274), Ephraim, UT, Minor damage. Compressor stall during external load. Load and heilcopter set down hard. Engine showed over temp. Problem unknown.

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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