# NTSB FTW73FRD02: S.N.I.A.S SA316B, N5957, St.Martinville, LA, August 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1972
- Place: St.Martinville, LA · ST.MARTINVILLE, LA
- Location: 30.1278° N, 91.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Martinville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1278&lon=-91.8308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4098   72/8/8    ST.MARTINVILLE,LA   S.N.I.A.S SA316B    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3445
        TIME - 1845                    N5957               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW IBERIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN CITY,LA              LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TRANSMISSION FAILED,CAUSED M/R SYS DMG. LND IN SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5957](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957-1973-10-05), registration cancelled 1973-10-05, S/N 1833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S SA316B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680515) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Iberia

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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