# NTSB DEN81FA057: Aerospatial 316B, N607RA, Alpine, WY, August 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1981
- Place: Alpine, WY · ALPINE, WY
- Location: 43.1729° N, 111.0209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1729&lon=-111.0209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3609  81/8/12  NR.ALPINE,WY          AEROSPATIAL 316B    CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2946
        TIME - 0744                    N607RA              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 241 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALPINE,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- SEISMOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY SUPPORT FLT.TOE IN MANEUVER ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN PEAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N607RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL 316B
- 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 19810812049509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049509A), Aug 12, 1981: Aerosp SE3160, Alpine, WY, Destroyed. Pilot misjudged ground clearance on mountain top hover landing. Wheel hit out cropping. Helicopter rolled downhill.

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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