# Accident 19781204037259A: Aerosp SA316B, King City, CA, December 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: King City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Location: 36.2163° N, 121.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2163&lon=-121.1320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62268-1997-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680207, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,050 total, 150 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204037259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 OAK79DVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM06), Dec 4, 1978: Alouette 316B (N62268), King City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62268 (2)

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

- [Accident 19891128047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128047319A), Nov 28, 1989: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), Park City, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Took off with cargo line attached. Line struck trails, rebounded and fouled rotor blades. Crashed in field.
- [Accident 19830327009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009909A), Mar 27, 1983: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), Wauseon, OH, Substantial damage. Caught in downdraft while landing in lee of a building. Helicopter impact damaged.

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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