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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · La Sal, UT · May 23, 1990

Date
May 23, 1990 · 13:50 local
Place
La Sal, UT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
EKKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N402AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA115
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine went to flight idle with sling load. Autorotated. Ground crew on load. No 133 license. Speed governor defect

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE WENT TO FLIGHT IDLE WITH SLING LOAD. AUTOROTATED. GROUND CREW ON LOAD. NO 133 LICENSE. SPEED GOVERNOR DEFECT

NTSB investigation

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