# Incident 19830908063759I: Aerosp SA315B, Erie, CO, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 10:55 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5785V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785V-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908063759I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR NOT RIDING COLLECTIVE LEVER PROPERLY. STUDENT PULLED THE PITCH SLIGHTLY PREMATURELY. HAD HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N5785V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19841111075701I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111075701I), Nov 11, 1984: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), Oak City, UT, Minor damage. Main rotor blade tip struck cockpit of N9362 in flight. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19820616022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616022519A), Jun 16, 1982: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), White Sulphur S, MT, Substantial damage. Made takeoff, forgot sling line was attached to dog house. Stopped climbing at end of line. Crashed on dog house.

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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