# Accident 19800712029189A: Aerosp SA315B, Pinedale, WY, July 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,395 total, 525 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712029189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN80DTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC24), Jul 12, 1980: Aerospatle SA315B (N223RM), Pinedale, WY, 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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