# NTSB ANC80DA082: Aerospatle SA341G, N62406, Gulkana, AK, August 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1980
- Place: Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1527   80/8/6    GULKANA,AK          AEROSPATLE SA341G   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5727
        TIME - 1630                    N62406              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1509 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GULKANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULKANA,AK                  PAXTON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UN TO CLR OBSTNS AFTER OBTAINING TRANSLATIONAL LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62406](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62406-1983-10-14), registration cancelled 1983-10-14, S/N 1155 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA341G
- Registry model: [S N I A S SA341G](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa341g) (registry code 868016A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gulkana

## 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 19800806034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034329A), Aug 6, 1980: Aerosp SA341G, Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Believed unable to clear trees after liftoff on climb. Aborted. Made hard landing.

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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