# NTSB ANC76AA097: Aerospatle SA318C, N3043, Bird Mountain, AK, June 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1976
- Place: Bird Mountain, AK · BIRD MOUNTAIN, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1810  76/6/11    BIRD MOUNTAIN,AK    AEROSPATLE SA318C   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2150
        TIME - 1030                    N3043               PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                BIRD MOUNTAIN,AK             BIRD MOUNTAIN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3043](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043-1981-07-20), registration cancelled 1981-07-20, S/N 2177, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE 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)
- 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 19760611025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611025019A), Jun 11, 1976: Snias SA318C, Bird Mountain, AK, Substantial damage

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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