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NTSB accident investigation · Aerospatle SA316B · Coalville, UT · January 22, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 22, 1981
Place
Coalville, UT · COALVILLE, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10364Aerospatle SA316B
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810122001389A
Case key
127042

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0796  81/1/22  NR.COALVILLE,UT       AEROSPATLE SA316B   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1635                    N10364              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            36, 4633 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1297 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COALVILLE,UT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- ENCTRD PREV NOTED DIR CTL PRBLM,LNDG 4FT FM FENCE.T/R STACK BRG,PN 3160-30-060-01,MINOR NOTCHING.

Aircraft

Registration
N10364
Reported as
Aerospatle SA316B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.