# Accident 19800728032339A: Aerosp SA315B, Dell, MT, July 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dell, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.7268° N, 112.6969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7268&lon=-112.6969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67103-1983-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,039 total, 1,558 in this make and model, 336 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728032339A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR DRIVE ON LIFTOFF. SPUN TO GROUND. LOOSE BEVEL GEAR IN TAIL ROTOR DRIVE WORE SPLINED SHAFT.

## 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 DEN80FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA051), Jul 28, 1980: Aerospatle 315B (N67103), Dell, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N67103 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770131001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770131001489A), Jan 31, 1977: Aerosp SA315B (N67103), Thistle, UT, Substantial damage. 40FT unweighted cable & choker became tangled in t/r.external sling ops.

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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