# Accident 19800801090309A: Aerosp SA315B, Meeteetse, WY, August 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1980, 14:50 local time
- Place: Meeteetse, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.1491° N, 108.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeteetse, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1491&lon=-108.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47294-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,264 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801090309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN TURBULENT CONDITIONS AND CRASHED ON SLOPE IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

## 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 DEN80FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA052), Aug 1, 1980: Aerospatial SA315 (N47294), Meeteetse, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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