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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA316B · Houston, TX · October 13, 1980

Date
October 13, 1980 · 18:20 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35928
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRA02
Reported as
Aerosp SA316B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total211 in this make and model157 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Heard pop. Landed on helipad, helicopter rolled over with no control response. Suspect rotor mount broke.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD POP. LANDED ON HELIPAD, HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER WITH NO CONTROL RESPONSE. SUSPECT ROTOR MOUNT BROKE.

NTSB investigation

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