# Accident 19891128047319A: Aerosp SA316B, Park City, UT, November 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Park City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DYRL
- Location: 40.6407° N, 111.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6407&lon=-111.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62268-1997-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680207, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA316B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,625 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891128047319A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH CARGO LINE ATTACHED. LINE STRUCK TRAILS, REBOUNDED AND FOULED ROTOR BLADES. CRASHED IN FIELD.

## 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 DEN90FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA028), Nov 28, 1989: Aerospatiale SA316B (N62268), Park City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A VERTICAL TAKEOFF, WHILE DEPARTING WITH A CABLE ATTACHED, AND HIS FAILURE TO INSURE THE CABLE REMAINED CLEAR OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER (VEHICLE) WAS A CONTRIBUTING…

## Other reports on N62268 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830327009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009909A), Mar 27, 1983: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), Wauseon, OH, Substantial damage. Caught in downdraft while landing in lee of a building. Helicopter impact damaged.
- [Accident 19781204037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204037259A), Dec 4, 1978: Aerosp SA316B (N62268), King City, CA, Substantial damage. While loading psgrs & equip, r main gear sank thru dry crust of strrn & rotor struck gnd.

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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