# Accident 19781215040349A: Aerosp SA316B, Hinckley, MN, December 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1978
- Place: Hinckley, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.0130° N, 92.9127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinckley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0130&lon=-92.9127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49538 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,211 total, 1,429 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215040349A

## Narrative

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

HOOK RELEASE ELECTRICAL PLUG FOUND DISCONNECTED.LOAD FROZEN TO THOUND.

## 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 MKC79DER12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER12), Dec 15, 1978: Aerospatial SA315B (N49538), Hinckley, MN, destroyed

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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