- Date
- June 22, 1978
- Place
- Evanston, WY · EVANSTON, WY
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N218RMAerospatial SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780622015379A
- Case key
- 141294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1551 78/6/22 NR.EVANSTON,WY AEROSPATIAL SA315B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N218RM PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-I AGE 39, 6370 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 454 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIELD WORK AREA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN SEISMOGRAPHIC SURVEY.CABLE USED IN PRIOR FLT BECAME ENTANGLED IN T/R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N218RM
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- 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.