- Date
- November 21, 1981
- Place
- Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N47273Aerospatle 315B
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811121074759A
- Case key
- 123062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3258 81/11/21 CEDAR CITY,UT AEROSPATLE 315B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3690 TIME - 0645 N47273 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR CITY,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- CONTROL PUSH/PULL RODS INSTALLED BACKWARDS DRNG TRANS DECK PLATE REPLACEMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47273
- Reported as
- Aerospatle 315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cedar City
N47273Registration cancelled Aug 29, 2002 · Aerospatiale SA315BAirframe modelAerospatiale SA315BEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.