# Accident 19930924036409A: Aerosp SA315B, Avery, ID, September 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Avery, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRL
- Location: 47.1707° N, 115.8001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1707&lon=-115.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N351RM-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 55 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924036409A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LOADING PERSONNEL FROM LOGGING SITE IDLIN ROTORS STRUCK TREE STUMP. HELICOPTER BEGAN SPIN. ROLLED DOWN HILLS.

## 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 SEA93LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA209), Sep 24, 1993: Aerospatiale SA 315B (N351RM), Avery, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL.

## Other reports on N351RM (1)

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

- [Accident 19900807030939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030939A), Aug 7, 1990: Aerosp SA315B (N351RM), Cougar, WA, Destroyed. Lost power while hovering with a sling load of logs. Dropped into trees. Found contamination in speed governor.

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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