# Accident 19750226002619A: Aerosp SA315B, Furnace Creek, CA, February 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1975
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62345, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62345-1989-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,943 total, 105 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVW13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVW13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750226002619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK CAMERA TRUCK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK75DVW13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVW13), Feb 26, 1975: Alouette III (N62345), Furnace Creek, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62345 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770602017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602017069A), Jun 2, 1977: Aerosp SA315B (N62345), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Throttle micro switch improperly adjusted

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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