# Incident 19780114002939I: Aerosp SA315B, Afton, WY, January 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7263° N, 110.9320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7263&lon=-110.9320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49524 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780114002939I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK BARREL WHILE LANDING ON RAMP.

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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