# Accident 19780306006229A: Aerosp SA316C, San Bernardino, CA, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: Tri-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 34.0677° N, 117.2725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tri-City Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0677&lon=-117.2725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,760 total, 385 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306006229A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FUG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG19), Mar 6, 1978: Aerospatle SA341G (N76WH), San Bernardino, 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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