# NTSB FTW81FRA02: Alouette SA316B, N35928, Houston, TX, October 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1980
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2516  80/10/13   HOUSTON,TX          ALOUETTE SA316B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3700
        TIME - 1820                    N35928              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMAN HOSPITAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35928](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35928-2000-03-07), registration cancelled 2000-03-07, S/N 2326 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALOUETTE 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: Herman Hospital

## 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 19801013049729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013049729A), Oct 13, 1980: Aerosp SA316B, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Heard pop. Landed on helipad, helicopter rolled over with no control response. Suspect rotor mount broke.

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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