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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA316B · Cokevill, WY · November 20, 1981

Date
November 20, 1981 · 07:30 local
Place
Cokevill, WY
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4261E
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FA009
Reported as
Aerosp SA316B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,020 total505 in this make and model176 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.

Vertical downwind landing on ridge helicopter began settling with power. Blade stall, high sink rate to impact.

As the FAA filed it

VERTICAL DOWNWIND LANDING ON RIDGE HELICOPTER BEGAN SETTLING WITH POWER. BLADE STALL, HIGH SINK RATE TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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