# NTSB DEN80FA052: Aerospatial SA315, N47294, Meeteetse, WY, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: Meeteetse, WY · MEETEETSE, WY
- Location: 44.1491° N, 108.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeteetse, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1491&lon=-108.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47294-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 2448, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL SA315
- 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: 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 19800801090309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801090309A), Aug 1, 1980: Aerosp SA315B, Meeteetse, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot attempted takeoff in turbulent conditions and crashed on slope in immediate vicinity.

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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