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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Pinedale, WY · July 12, 1980

Date
July 12, 1980 · 09:30 local
Place
Pinedale, WY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N223RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTC24
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,395 total525 in this make and model306 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Helicopter pilot lost control during landing at survey site. Density altitude possible cause factor.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AT SURVEY SITE. DENSITY ALTITUDE POSSIBLE CAUSE FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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