# Incident 19880808047099I: Aerosp SA316B, Denver, CO, August 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1988, 08:25 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N607RM-2007-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 115 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880808047099I

## Narrative

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

ON RESCUE OPERATION ON MOUNTAIN, HELICOPTER TOED INTO HILLSIDE TO LOAD PASSENGERS. FOUND MAIN ROTOR BLADE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N607RM (1)

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

- [Incident 19930220002889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220002889I), Feb 20, 1993: Aerosp SA315B (N607RM), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Engine flame out after takeoff. Autoratation to field. Suspect ice clogged fuel filter.

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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