Aerospatiale SA315B
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NTSB ERA26LA344Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAerospatiale SA 315 · Workmore, GAOn September 18, 2026, at 1604 eastern daylight time, an Aerospatiale SA315B helicopter, N238HA was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Workmore, Georgia. The pilot was not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of…NTSB WPR24LA161Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Hildale, UTMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the EGT thermocouples, which resulted in catastrophic overtemperature of the engine and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN13CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Helena, OKThe pilot's failure to properly secure the cyclic and to stop the main rotor system before exiting the helicopter, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking the tail rotor driveshaft.NTSB WPR10LA452Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315 · Winters, CAA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB DFW07LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315 · Stuart, OKThe loss of engine power due to a clogged fuel tube. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB DEN05LA131Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Duchesne, UTthe loss of control during external load operations for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN02GA085Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Estes Park, COthe pilot's abrupt collective input during water application to a forest fire. Contributing factors were encountering a vortex ring state, the inadvertent settling with power, the low altitude, and the mountainous terrain.NTSB ATL02LA067Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS315B · Hortense, GAFailure of the engine to main transmission drive shaft due to improper installation by company maintenance personnel. A factor were the trees.NTSB DEN01LA125Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Cody, WYthe failure of the turbine assembly due to an over temperature condition. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB ATL00LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Springfield, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in fuel exhaustion.NTSB SEA99LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Big Sky, MTThe failure of the ground handlers (chokers) to follow procedures, and separation of the tail rotor system. Contributing factors were incorrect long line hook (size), jamming of the hook release, trees and gusty wind conditions.NTSB FTW98LA367Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Naturita, COPartial loss of engine power resulting from heat induced deterioration of the gas generator turbine. Factors were a forced landing in hilly unsuitable terrain containing mature trees.NTSB MIA97LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Whiteville, NCThe pilot's intentional operation of the helicopter with known deficiencies in equipment and a false indication of the fuel gauge, resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance of…NTSB FTW96WA310Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationAerospatiale SA315B · La Peruanita, PeruNTSB ATL96LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315 · Manning, SCThe loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reason(s).NTSB LAX94LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315 · Beckwourth, CAwas the worn collective servo causing a hydraulic lock and not allowing the pilot to lower the collective. This condition caused the main rotor blades rpm to decay.NTSB SEA93LA209Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315B · Avery, IDThe pilot's improper use of the cyclic control.NTSB SEA92LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Magna, UTThe overheat of the engine combustion section, and the failure of the turbine blades.NTSB SEA90FA158Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Cougar, WALoss of power due to contamination in the engine speed governor.NTSB ANC90LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Tok, AKImproper installation of the fuel filter element in the aircraft by company/maintenance personnel, and subsequent contamination of the fuel system by unfiltered fuel. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate design of the fuel filter assembly, which…NTSB DEN90FA115Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · La Sal, UTA failure of the engine speed governor unit due to improper storage and/or inspection of the speed governor unit prior to placing it in service. A factor in the accident was the pilot carrying passengers on the external load.NTSB ANC90LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Trading Bay, AKThe pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to the accident were: snow covered terrain, adverse weather conditions, and spatial disorientation of the pilot, due to lack of visual cure during the landing.NTSB SEA88LA129Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Oakridge, ORWhile slinging a log the pilot allowed the log/sling line to contact a tree. The momentum of the log and helicopter bowed the tree over when the line contacted it. The pilot chose to release the log from the sling line rather than disengage the entire line…NTSB DEN88FA151Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Dubois, WYNTSB ANC88LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Near Central, AKThe pilot-in-command landed at the 'hot' refueling site and was attempting to exit the helicopter for a crew change. The hot refueling landing pad consisted of a black membrane with bundles of laths placed perpendicular to the helicopter's skids to prevent…NTSB SEA87LA092Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315-D Lama · Siletz, ORDuring external load operations the chockers became loose due to improper loading. The external load longline cable became entangled with the tailrotor causing a failure of the tail rotor system. The helicopter assumed a nose down attitude and spun to the…NTSB DEN86LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Meeker, CODuring the lift off the right skid toe of the helicopter caught a seismic cable which was covered by aprx 2 ft of snow. The plt stated he brought the acft to a hover after off loading 2 pax & started a right sideward hover. When the slack was out of the…NTSB DEN85FA241Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Craig, COThe helicopter was long-lining a 1280-pound air compressor to an 8500-foot MSL mountain drilling site. Witnesses heard a squealing sound and bang. They observed gray-white smoke and orange-blue flame emitting from the exhaust. The plt released the load and…NTSB DEN85LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Salt Lake City, UTThe helicopter collided uncontrolled with the terrain during external load operation. A 100 ft steel cable was attached to the cargo hook on the helicopter and a nylon sling was attached to the cable so a snowcat could be pulled out of a mud area. The plt…NTSB DEN85IA025Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B (Lama) · Oak City, UTBoth acft were performing external load operations. N5785V was in level flt to the north. N9362 was in a 60-70 kt slight climb to the southeast. Neither plt, both in rt seats, saw the other acft before contact. Three main rotor blades of N5785V passed through…NTSB DEN84LA292Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B Lama · Mountain View, WYThe helicopter experienced a loss of power during an external load operation. The plt released the load and performed an autorotation. A hard landing resulted during which the tail boom was severed by the main rotor blades. Metallurgical examination of the…NTSB DEN84LA286Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Lyman, 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…NTSB DEN84LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Salina, UTThe acft was on a maintenance check flt after the main rotor shaft assembly thrust bearing had been replaced after the acft had yawing problems and popping sounds at high pitch settings while liftings loads. The plt tried to duplicate the conditions for the…NTSB SEA83LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Montpelier, IDThe plt & 3 passengers were on a flt to find drilling supplies that had been dropped off of a truck on the previous day. The plt reported that he was hovering down an abandoned road at about 5 to 10 mph & 15 to 20 ft AGL when the helicopter collided with…NTSB DEN83LA095Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315B · Craig, COThe helicopter was being used in a long line demonstration when the cable contacted a man on the ground and injured him. According to the pilot, after the acft was landed at the staging area, the field was briefed on helicopter operations for aprx 45 min.…NTSB DEN82DA159Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale SA-315B · Afton, WYEn route during a seismic operation a loud screeching, grinding sound was heard. The pilot reported the aircraft seemed to buck. A long flame emitting from the aft end of the aircraft was observed by witnesses. The engine ceased and the aircraft crashed into…NTSB DEN82DA126Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315B · Big Piney, WYThe pilot stated that he felt a shudder while he was taking off with a long line attached. He began a descent, and when the helicopter was about 5 ft above the ground, the long line caught a tree. Subsequently, the helicopter pitched nose down and the rotor…NTSB DEN82DA118Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315 B · 35 Se Moab, UTHelicopter lifting sling loads lost power in a hover. Pilot jettisoned load and made a forced landing in a ravine, engine had dirt buildup and erosion in the compressor inlet case which led to compressor stall.NTSB DEN82DTI15Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale SA 315B · White Sulphur S, MTThe pilot landed beside a small building (called a dog house) which contained seismic instruments and recording equipment. He was scheduled to move the building and hooked a long line from it to the helicopter. After waiting about 45 minutes for final…NTSB DEN82FTM13Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale 315B · Coalville, UTDuring a seismic exploration flight the eng quit. No eng malfunction was found.NTSB DEN82FTC03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Big Piney, WYThe acft was engaged in seismic activity supplying explosives by long line. The eng failed at about 400-500 ft AGL. The load was released & an open field was selected. At about 150 ft AGL the plt was unable to maintain rotor RPM & the acft impacted the ground…NTSB DEN82DA088Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Thayne, WYThe helicopter was hovering to pick up a sling load when a loud bang was heard and the aircraft began to spin counter clockwise. Investigation revealed that the tail rotor drive shaft had broken. "Examination of the shaft break disclosed a small fracture…NTSB DEN82FTM05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle 315B · Cedar City, UTNTSB SEA81DYA27Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA316B · Driggs, IDNTSB DEN80FA052Accident · 2 fatalClosedAerospatial SA315 · Meeteetse, WYNTSB DEN80FA051Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatle 315B · Dell, MTNTSB DEN80FA038Accident · No injuriesClosedAlouette SA315B · Jackson, WYNTSB SEA80DYM10Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA315B · Mill City, ORNTSB LAX80DXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatile 315B · Nells, NVNTSB SEA80FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedAerospatial SA315B · Swan Valley, ID
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