- Date
- June 6, 1981
- Place
- Meeteetse, WY · MEETEETSE, WY
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N223RMAerospatle SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810606035879A
- Case key
- 125309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3259 81/6/6 MEETEETSE,WY AEROSPATLE SA315B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1500 N223RM PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG 40, 7025 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEETEETSE,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS 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 92 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N223RM
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- 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.