19781204037259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA316B · King City, CA · December 4, 1978

Date: December 4, 1978
Place: King City, CA
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62268
NTSB investigation: NTSBOAK79DVM06
Reported as: Aerosp SA316B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,050 total150 in this make and model293 in the last 90 days

N62268Registration cancelled Oct 27, 1997 · Sud SA316B ALOUETTE IIIS/N 2046 Airframe modelSud SA316B ALOUETTE III

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What happened

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

While loading psgrs & equip, r main gear sank thru dry crust of strrn & rotor struck gnd.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LOADING PSGRS & EQUIP, R MAIN GEAR SANK THRU DRY CRUST OF STRRN & ROTOR STRUCK GND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB OAK79DVM06Accident · No injuriesClosedKing City, CADec 4, 1978 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N62268 · 2

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

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