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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA316B · Aspen, CO · April 1, 1993

Date
April 1, 1993 · 16:15 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
URGA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3153R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN93FA038
Reported as
Aerosp SA316B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total10,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flying low. Lost control. Descended into trees. Fatigue failure lower mix in g unit and cracked upper control unit.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW. LOST CONTROL. DESCENDED INTO TREES. FATIGUE FAILURE LOWER MIX IN G UNIT AND CRACKED UPPER CONTROL UNIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.