# Accident 19750425015669A: Aerosp SE3160, Avery, CA, April 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1975
- Place: Avery, CA
- Airport: Pg&E Helipad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 38.2068° N, 120.3723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avery, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2068&lon=-120.3723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3056-2024-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680605, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-se3160-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SE3160
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 600 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750425015669A

## Narrative

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

GR BROKE THRU PLANK OF WOODEN PLATFORM. KNOT IN PLANK.

## 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 OAK75AP049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP049), Apr 25, 1975: Alouette III (N3056), Avery, CA, substantial damage

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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