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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA341G · Long Beach, CA · August 10, 1982

Date
August 10, 1982 · 15:22 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N118EF
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA295
Reported as
Aerosp SA341G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,987 total19 in this make and model227 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.

Helicopter pitched right and forward after lift off and then rotated to left, causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER PITCHED RIGHT AND FORWARD AFTER LIFT OFF AND THEN ROTATED TO LEFT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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