# Accident 19790428012249A: Aerosp SA341G, York, NE, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 12:51 local time
- Place: York, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8694° N, 97.5927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8694&lon=-97.5927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341FR-1988-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE (registry code 8680610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA341G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428012249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO SETTLE IN ITS OWN DOWN WASH WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MKC79FCJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ16), Apr 28, 1979: Aerospatle 341G (N341FR), York, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N341FR (1)

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

- [Accident 19751106041011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751106041011A), Nov 6, 1975: Aerosp SA341G (N341FR), TX, 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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