# NTSB CHI76FET41: Aerospatle SE3160, N47256, Medaryville, IN, June 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1976
- Place: Medaryville, IN · MEDARYVILLE, IN
- Location: 41.0804° N, 86.8905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medaryville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0804&lon=-86.8905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FET41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1377  76/6/21    MEDARYVILLE,IN      AEROSPATLE SE3160   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4100
        TIME - 1410                    N47256              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANGER AREA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDARYVILLE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
        REMARKS- AFT RESTRAINING STRAPS OF HOPPER TANK BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47256](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47256-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 2433, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SE3160
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanger Area

## 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 19760621016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016689A), Jun 21, 1976: Aerosp SA315B, Medaryville, IN, Substantial damage. Aft restraining straps of hopper tank broke.

## Other investigations on N47256 (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA092), May 13, 1987: Aerospatiale SA315-D Lama (N47256), Siletz, OR, destroyed

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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