# NTSB SEA78FYE06: S.N.I.A.S. SA3180, N8453, Clearwater, WA, February 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1978
- Place: Clearwater, WA · CLEARWATER, WA
- Location: 47.5776° N, 124.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5776&lon=-124.2946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0550   78/2/6    CLEARWATER,WA       S.N.I.A.S. SA3180   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 9015
        TIME - 1340                    N8453               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SLING LOAD,CEDAR BLOCKS. EVIDENCE OF HOT STARTS & EXCEEDING EGT. HIT STUMPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8453](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8453-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 2224, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S. SA3180
- Registry model: [S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (registry code 8680511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (registry code 60006, turbo-shaft) (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 19780206006719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006719A), Feb 6, 1978: Aerosp SA316C, Clearwater, WA, Destroyed. Sling load,cedar blocks. Evidence of hot starts & exceeding EGT. Stumps.

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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