- Date
- August 22, 1978
- Place
- Norwood, CO · NORWOOD, CO
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4246Aerospatle SA316B
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780822025779A
- Case key
- 139819
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2864 78/8/22 NR.NORWOOD,CO AEROSPATLE SA316B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4050 TIME - 1630 N4246 PX- 0 0 6 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORWOOD,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- MOUNTAIN SLOPE.AERIAL SURVEY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4246
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA316B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4246Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelAerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4246 · 1
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