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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Meeteetse, WY · June 6, 1981

Date
June 6, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place
Meeteetse, WY
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N223RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTC18
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,025 total1,000 in this make and model160 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.

Encountered downdraft and/or descent in downwash. Result was severe impact and bounce into a vehicle on landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND/OR DESCENT IN DOWNWASH. RESULT WAS SEVERE IMPACT AND BOUNCE INTO A VEHICLE ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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