# NTSB DEN80DTC24: Aerospatle SA315B, N223RM, Pinedale, WY, July 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1980
- Place: Pinedale, WY · PINEDALE, WY
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTC24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1926  80/7/12  NR.PINEDALE,WY        AEROSPATLE SA315B   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10395
        TIME - 0930                    N223RM              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 526 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PINEDALE,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N223RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA315B
- 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 19800712029189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712029189A), Jul 12, 1980: Aerosp SA315B, Pinedale, WY, Substantial damage. Helicopter pilot lost control during landing at survey site. Density altitude possible cause factor.

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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