# NTSB DEN81FA003: Aerosatle SA315B, N47312, Panguitch, UT, October 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1980
- Place: Panguitch, UT · PANGUITCH, UT
- Location: 37.8229° N, 112.4342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panguitch, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8229&lon=-112.4342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3698   80/10/5 NR.PANGUITCH,UT       AEROSATLE SA315B    CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4000
        TIME - 1120                    N47312              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PANGUITCH,UT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SEISMOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION.CRASHED 8500FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N47312 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSATLE 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 19801005057509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005057509A), Oct 5, 1980: Aerosp SA315B, Panguitch, UT, Substantial damage. Helocopter crashed in mountainous terrain at 8500 feet elevation. Density altitude probable 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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