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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Lyman, WY · September 7, 1984

Date: September 7, 1984 · 08:50 local
Place: Lyman, WY
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62338
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84LA286
Reported as: Aerosp SA315B
Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,380 total2,950 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N62338Registration cancelled Apr 2, 1990 · Aerospatiale SA315BS/N 2402 Airframe modelAerospatiale SA315B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Part of o ring was found in a spring next to fuel ports in fuel speed governor. Autorotation caused damage.

As the FAA filed it

PART OF O RING WAS FOUND IN A SPRING NEXT TO FUEL PORTS IN FUEL SPEED GOVERNOR. AUTOROTATION CAUSED 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.

NTSB DEN84LA286Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLyman, WYThe plt stated that engine RPM began deteriorating during a climb to cruise flt. He returned to the landing site where the RPM decayed to flt idle, an autorotation was entered and a hard landing resulted. The engine ran for 1 hour in a test cell after the…Sep 7, 1984 · Substantial damage