# NTSB SEA73AS019: Alouette III, N9703, Clarkston, WA, January 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1973
- Place: Clarkston, WA · CLARKSTON, WA
- Location: 46.4154° N, 117.0501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4154&lon=-117.0501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0368  73/1/19  NR.CLARKSTON,WASH     ALOUETTE III        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4722
        TIME - 1040                    N9703               PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEWISTON,ID                 RETURN                      CLARKSTON,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM SLOPING TERRAIN WITH DEPRESSED R GR OLEO STRUT IN WINDS GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9703](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9703-1975-01-23), registration cancelled 1975-01-23, S/N 1807 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALOUETTE III
- 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

## 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 19730119000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730119000429A), Jan 19, 1973: Aerosp SE3160, Clarkston, WA, Substantial damage. Attempted tkof from sloping terrain with depressed r gr oleo strut in winds gusting to 30K.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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