- Date
- June 21, 1982, 07:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dillon, MT
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N47271Aerospatiale SA-315B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820621023669A
- Case key
- 70480
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Object - animal(s)
Buzzing - continuedCause
Diverted attentionCause
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The pilot maneuvered the helicopter close to the ground to "spook" an antelope. After a series of turns, the aircraft touched down on both skids and continued forward 246 ft before stopping.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47271
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA-315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2435
- Airframe hours
- 3,554
- Engine
- Turbo Meca ARTOUSTE IIIB, 562 lbs thrust, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Hoskings Helicopter, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hoskings Helicopter, Inc.
- Departed
- Dillon, MT
- Destination
- Dillon, MT
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,853 total · 207 in this make and model · 6,085 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.