# NTSB investigations: Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III, WY

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN90FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA172.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Meeteetse, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1990 · N83776 · Destroyed
  > A main rotor head blade dampener failure. A factor in the accident was the subsequent failure of a blade restraining cable.
- [NTSB DEN84LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA282.md): Aerospatiale 316B Alouette III · Cokeville, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1984 · N8266 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he lost tailrotor control while maneuvering for a landing. He elected to return to Cokeville airport and make the landing. The plt executed an aitorotation to the runway and during the landing flare, the tail skid struck the runway,…
- [NTSB DEN84LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA168.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Alcova, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1984 · N4997A · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated that the approach and landing were normal until ground resonance started and the brakes did not hold. The plt attempted to pick back up to a hover to reposition, but lost directional control. The acft yawed and rolled to the left on nose. The plt…
- [NTSB DEN82DA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA130.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Meeteetse, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 8, 1982 · N67081 · Destroyed
  > Prior to this flight, a long line had been attached to the helicopter for an external load operation. However, there wasa change in the schedule and the pilot was instructed to return to the base camp with six passengers. When the pilot took off, he was…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680515'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680515&state=WY

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