- Date
- December 21, 1978
- Place
- Magna, UT · MAGNA, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10067Aerospatial SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781221041729A
- Case key
- 137974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4182 78/12/21 MAGNA,UT AEROSPATIAL SA315B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5070 TIME - 1640 N10067 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10067
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N10067Registered now · Aerospatiale SA315BAirframe modelAerospatiale SA315BEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10067 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN82DA159Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAfton, WYEn route during a seismic operation a loud screeching, grinding sound was heard. The pilot reported the aircraft seemed to buck. A long flame emitting from the aft end of the aircraft was observed by witnesses. The engine ceased and the aircraft crashed into…NTSB DEN80FA038Accident · No injuriesClosedJackson, WY