# NTSB ATL80IA046: Aerospatle SA341G, N341SC, Greasy Creek, KY, May 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1980
- Place: Greasy Creek, KY · GREASY CREEK, KY
- Location: 37.3762° N, 82.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greasy Creek, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3762&lon=-82.4757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80IA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0004  80/5/14    GREASY CREEK,KY     AEROSPATLE SA341G   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5000
        TIME - 1130                    N341SC              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,KY               GREASY CREEK,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT'S R TAIL ROTOR PEDAL,PN 341A27-5077-03,ROTD 90DEG DRG LNDG WO HYDR BOOST.LEAF SPG RIVET FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N341SC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341SC-1982-11-18), registration cancelled 1982-11-18, S/N 1307, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA341G
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (registry code 8680610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19800514043369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800514043369I), May 14, 1980: Aerosp SA341G, Greasy Creek, KY. Hydraulic pack failed, then anti-torque pedal swiveled on mount. Accident averted by passenger using his pedals.

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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