# NTSB LAX72FUJ97: S.N.I.A.S. SE3160, N8656, Mayer, AZ, May 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1972
- Place: Mayer, AZ · MAYER, AZ
- Location: 34.4233° N, 112.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayer, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4233&lon=-112.2407&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 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3954  72/5/21    MAYER,ARIZ          S.N.I.A.S. SE3160   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 15300
        TIME - 1119                    N8656               PX-  0  0  2  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: UNIVERSAL JOINTS,COUPLINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FATIGUE-CLUTCH COUPLING BOLTS.CRASH LNDD IN MTN TERRAIN.SPOTTING CATTLE IN FIRE ZONE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8656](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656-2007-06-08), registration cancelled 2007-06-08, S/N 1729, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S. SE3160
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: 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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