19811020068949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Springville, UT · October 20, 1981

Date
October 20, 1981 · 07:36 local
Place
Springville, UT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49531
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FA003
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Reported engine
TMECA STCARTSTE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,503 total137 in this make and model0 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.

Loud engine sound. Vibration. Hit trees, auto landing on a road. Bogus rear engine mount. Misaligned clutch tore up

As the FAA filed it

LOUD ENGINE SOUND. VIBRATION. HIT TREES, AUTO LANDING ON A ROAD. BOGUS REAR ENGINE MOUNT. MISALIGNED CLUTCH TORE UP

NTSB investigation

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