# NTSB DEN79FA011: Aerospatial SA316B, N8622, Ogden, UT, December 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1978
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4206  78/12/14 NR.OGDEN,UT           AEROSPATIAL SA316B  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4607
        TIME - 0705                    N8622               PX-  0  2  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 708 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMOCO OIL PLATFORM          AMOCO SHORE BASE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8622 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL SA316B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781214044899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214044899A), Dec 14, 1978: Aerosp SA316B, Ogden, UT, 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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