- Date
- March 11, 1977
- Place
- Coldfoot, AK · COLDFOOT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N67077Aerospatial SA-318
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19770311007599A
- Case key
- 80132
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0327 77/3/11 NR.COLDFOOT AK AEROSPATIAL SA-318 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3100 TIME - 1115 N67077 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP COLDFOOT AK RETURN FIELD SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT ONE DRUM ON EXTERNAL SLING,ACTUALLY TWO. 371.5LBS OVR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67077
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SA-318
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N67077Registration cancelled Oct 30, 1984 · S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE ASTAirframe modelS N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.