# Accident 19900819034069A: Aerosp SA316B, Meeteetse, WY, August 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Meeteetse, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 44.1506° N, 108.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1506&lon=-108.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83776, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83776-1997-12-06) (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
- Reported engine: TMECA TURMO4C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,635 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819034069A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AND CYLIC BEGAN SLAMMING AROUND. MADE HARD OUT OF CONTROL LANDING. SUSPECT MAIN ROTOR DAMPNER FAILURE.

## 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 DEN90FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA172), Aug 20, 1990: Aerospatiale SA316B (N83776), Meeteetse, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: A MAIN ROTOR HEAD BLADE DAMPENER FAILURE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF A BLADE RESTRAINING CABLE.

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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