# Accident 19760621016689A: Aerosp SA315B, Medaryville, IN, June 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1976
- Place: Medaryville, IN
- Airport: Hanger Area
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 41.0804° N, 86.8905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medaryville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0804&lon=-86.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47256, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47256-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FET41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016689A

## Narrative

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

AFT RESTRAINING STRAPS OF HOPPER TANK BROKE.

## 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 CHI76FET41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET41), Jun 21, 1976: Aerospatle SE3160 (N47256), Medaryville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47256 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870513016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513016029A), May 13, 1987: Aerosp SA315B (N47256), Siletz, OR, Destroyed. The helicopter lost control when the lift cable contacted the tail rotor. The load had been improperly secured.

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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