19760129003049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SE3160 · Maricopa, AZ · January 29, 1976

Date
January 29, 1976
Place
Maricopa, AZ
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8622
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76FUJ54
Reported as
Aerosp SE3160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,949 total900 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Moving core drilling materials. Control cable failed. Had to clr cliff drg autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

MOVING CORE DRILLING MATERIALS.CONTROL CABLE FAILED. HAD TO CLR CLIFF DRG AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.