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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Tok, AK · August 7, 1990

Date
August 7, 1990 · 12:30 local
Place
Tok, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
CJTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58000
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA135
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Reported engine
TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total5,000 in this make and model265 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.

Engine quit at hover with external load. Made hard landing. Fuel filter element installed upside down by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT HOVER WITH EXTERNAL LOAD. MADE HARD LANDING. FUEL FILTER ELEMENT INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN BY PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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