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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Kemmerer, WY · May 30, 1983

Date
May 30, 1983 · 18:30 local
Place
Kemmerer, WY
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16297
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83LA124
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,298 total576 in this make and model34 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.

Took off with long line and load attached. Nose jerked down at end of the line. Crashed inverted.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF WITH LONG LINE AND LOAD ATTACHED. NOSE JERKED DOWN AT END OF THE LINE. CRASHED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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