# Final NTSB investigations: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III

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 DEN85LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA004.md): Aerospatiale SE316B · East Glacier, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1984 · N98325 · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed at a remote landing site while on a seismic operation. The plt stated that he departed a ridge- top with intentions of dropping off 2 to 4 passg at another ridgetop located one-half mi south. The intended ldg point was a narrow ridgetop at…
- [NTSB DEN84LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA239.md): Aerospatiale 316B · Naturita, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1984 · N4246 · Substantial damage
  > One of the axial compressor blades separated resulting in internal engine damage and loss of engine power. Examination of the blades showed evidence of corrosion beyond acceptable limits. The engine was not equipped with an air filter or particle separator.…
- [NTSB DEN84LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA139.md): Aerospatiale 316B · Near Dillon, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1984 · N608RM · Substantial damage
  > When the plt took off from a mountainous ski area, light to moderate snow was falling & the winds were coming up the valley at 5 to 10 KTS. During the flt, he encountered an estimated 35 kt upslope wind as he was proceeding on the upwind side of a ridge at an…
- [NTSB LAX82FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA232.md): Aerospatiale SA-316B · Dardanelle, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1982 · N6456 · Destroyed
  > The pilot took off from modesto, CA on a medivac flight to pick up a victim that was injured in an automobile accident. A nurse and a medical technician were on board. Spotlights on vehicles were used to illuminate the landing area as well as high surrounding…
- [NTSB LAX82FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA117.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Near Brideport, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1982 · N9829C · Destroyed
  > After taking off in a mountainous area, the pilot began climbing in up-currents on the side of a canyon. While following a ridge at about 100 ft AGL (11,000 ft MSL), he heard a loud noise that was followed by a shudder and vibrations. The helicopter began…
- [NTSB DEN78FTE91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE91.md): Aerospatle SA316B · Norwood, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1978 · N4246 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75AP049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP049.md): Alouette III · Avery, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 25, 1975 · N3056 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA015.md): Aerospatle SE3160 · Colorado Sta, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 18, 1974 · N9366 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTC05.md): Alouette III · Greybull, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1972 · N6874 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUJ97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ97.md): S.N.I.A.S. SE3160 · Mayer, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1972 · N8656 · Substantial damage

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8680605'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8680605&status=final

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