# Accident 19820810036659A: Aerosp SA341G, Long Beach, CA, August 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1982, 15:22 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8205° N, 118.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8205&lon=-118.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118EF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA341G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,987 total, 19 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820810036659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82DA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA295), Aug 10, 1982: Aerospatiale SA-341G (N118EF), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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