- Date
- August 1, 1980
- Place
- Meeteetse, WY · MEETEETSE, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N47294Aerospatial SA315
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800801090309A
- Case key
- 129352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3285 80/8/1 NR.MEETEETSE,WY AEROSPATIAL SA315 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 6264 TIME - 1450 N47294 PX- 1 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEETEETSE,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- FUEL FLOW LEVER OUT OF ON POSITION,LIMITED ENG POWER AVAILABILITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47294
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SA315
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N47294Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Aerospatiale SA315BAirframe modelAerospatiale SA315BEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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