# NTSB DEN77DTM09: Aerospatle SA315B, N67103, Thistle, UT, January 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1977
- Place: Thistle, UT · THISTLE, UT
- Location: 39.9913° N, 111.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thistle, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9913&lon=-111.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTM09

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0324  77/1/31  NR.THISTLE,UT         AEROSPATLE SA315B   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2563
        TIME - 1330                    N67103              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REMOTE LANDING SITE         REMOTE FUELING SITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- 40FT UNWEIGHTED CABLE & CHOKER BECAME TANGLED IN T/R.EXTERNAL SLING OPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67103](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67103-1983-07-28), registration cancelled 1983-07-28, S/N 2421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA315B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770131001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770131001489A), Jan 31, 1977: Aerosp SA315B, Thistle, UT, Substantial damage. 40FT unweighted cable & choker became tangled in t/r.external sling ops.

## Other investigations on N67103 (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 DEN80FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA051), Jul 28, 1980: Aerospatle 315B (N67103), Dell, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.