# Accident 19940809021129A: Aerosp SA316B, Stateline, NV, August 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1994, 21:37 local time
- Place: Stateline, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 38.9605° N, 119.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9605&lon=-119.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981CF-1998-05-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,668 total, 4,142 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809021129A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DESCENT RATE TO PARKING LOT PARTILY ARRESTED. BOUNCED.DAMAGED.BECAME AIRBORNE. SPUN DOWN EMBANKMENT INTO CREEK

## 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 LAX94LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA311), Aug 10, 1994: Aerospatiale SA316B (N981CF), Stateline, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain the proper rate of descent during the vertical descent into the landing zone, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors in the accident were high density altitude…

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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