# NTSB ANC74DAG62: Sudaviation SA318C, N8452, Kenai, AK, October 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1973
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3599   73/10/1 NR.KENAI,ALAS         SUDAVIATION SA318C  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1950                    N8452               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     28, 2205 TOTAL HOURS, 136
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KENAI,ALAS                   SS PHILADELPHIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- CO.FLT PLAN VFR. DRK NIGHT NO HORIZ REF SPARSE LTG IN AREA. HIT WATER CONT FLT TO DEST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8452](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8452-2013-11-05), registration cancelled 2013-11-05, S/N 2223, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUDAVIATION SA318C
- Registry model: [S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (registry code 8680511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (registry code 60006, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731001036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731001036349A), Oct 1, 1973: Snias SA318C, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Co. flt plan VFR. Drk night no horiz ref sparse ltg in area. Hit water cont flt to dest

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.

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