# NTSB DEN79FTM06: Aerospatial SA315B, N10067, Magna, UT, December 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Magna, UT · MAGNA, UT
- Location: 40.7508° N, 112.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magna, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7508&lon=-112.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10067), registered now, S/N 2276, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL SA315B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003, turbo-shaft) (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 19781221041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221041729A), Dec 21, 1978: Snias SA330J, Magna, UT, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N10067 (2)

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 DEN82DA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA159), Aug 9, 1982: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N10067), Afton, WY, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN80FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA038), Jun 11, 1980: Alouette SA315B (N10067), Jackson, WY, substantial damage

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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