19820106000329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA316B · Mammoth Lakes, CA · January 6, 1982

Date
January 6, 1982 · 07:45 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth Lakes
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N608RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA039
Reported as
Aerosp SA316B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Tried to air taxi out of hangar due to snowdrift at door. Tail rotor struck hangar door.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO AIR TAXI OUT OF HANGAR DUE TO SNOWDRIFT AT DOOR. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK HANGAR DOOR.

NTSB investigation

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