# Accident 19930401007749A: Aerosp SA316B, Aspen, CO, April 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: URGA
- Location: 39.1905° N, 106.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1905&lon=-106.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3153R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3153R-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680515, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401007749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN93FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA038), Apr 1, 1993: Aerospatiale SA316B (N3153R), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL LOWER MIXING UNIT DUE TO FATIGUE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL.

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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