# Incident 19800514043369I: Aerosp SA341G, Greasy Creek, KY, May 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Greasy Creek, KY
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3762° N, 82.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greasy Creek, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3762&lon=-82.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341SC-1982-11-18) (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: 5,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800514043369I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC PACK FAILED, THEN ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL SWIVELED ON MOUNT. ACCIDENT AVERTED BY PASSENGER USING HIS PEDALS.

## 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 ATL80IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA046), May 14, 1980: Aerospatle SA341G (N341SC), Greasy Creek, KY, incident, no 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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