# NTSB ANC75AA048: Sud Aviatn SA341G, N18842, Coldfoot, AK, December 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Coldfoot, AK · COLDFOOT, AK
- Location: 67.2564° N, 150.1842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldfoot, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2564&lon=-150.1842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4204  74/12/28   COLDFOOT,ALAS       SUD AVIATN SA341G   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1045                    N18842              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            3300 TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLDFOOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDFOOT,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- FLT CTLS FROZE DUE TOO LT OIL FOR SEVERE COLD TEMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18842](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18842-1983-10-28), registration cancelled 1983-10-28, S/N 1107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUD AVIATN SA341G
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (registry code 8680610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coldfoot

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741228043899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228043899A), Dec 28, 1974: Aerosp SA341G, Coldfoot, AK, Substantial damage. Flt ctls froze due too lt oil for severe cold temp.

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.

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