# Sud SA 318C

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8680501
- Manufacturer (registry): SUD AVIATION
- Model: SA 318C
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats: 5
- Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS 7H1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7H1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Airbus Helicopters
- Registered aircraft: 4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (4)

- [N228RW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228RW): [Airborne Resources Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBORNE%20RESOURCES%20INC), [Midlothian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midlothian), built 1969, S/N 2114
- [N279DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N279DB): [Flying Legends Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20LEGENDS%20INC), [Newcastle, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newcastle), S/N 2075, Non-citizen corporation, flight hours not reported
- [N280DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280DB): [Macdonald Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACDONALD%20KENNETH%20A), [Willow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Willow), S/N 1943
- [N318PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318PJ): [Talcott James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALCOTT%20JAMES%20L), [Sutton, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sutton), built 1968, S/N 2016

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA13LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA242), May 8, 2013: Sud SA 318C (N318DB), South Bay, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper rotor rpm while hovering in sideways flight.
- [NTSB OAK73FJA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA15), Mar 12, 1973: S.N.I.A.S. SA318C (N65180), Kamuela, HI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20130508006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508006579A), May 8, 2013: Sud Aviation SA 318C (N318DB), Weston, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot and 3 passengers were doing aerial survey for Florida fish and wildlife. The aircraft was over the everglades somewhere between I-75, alligator alley,…
- [Accident 19730312007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312007869A), Mar 12, 1973: Aerosp SA316C (N65180), Kamuela, HI, Destroyed. IFR cond due smoke from range fire,grnd fog and dusk. Plt turned on ldg lts.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Aerospatiale SA 318C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-318c): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 868050A
- [Airbus Helicopters SA 318C](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-helicopters-sa-318c): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 8680779

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