# NTSB DIA69A0024: Sud SE3130, N504, Hamlin, WV, November 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1968
- Place: Hamlin, WV · HAMLIN, WV
- Location: 38.2779° N, 82.1020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamlin, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2779&lon=-82.1020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3393   68/11/3   HAMLIN,W VA         SUD SE3130          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 8500
        TIME - 1340                    N504                PX-  0  2  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMLIN-MAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LDG IN FOOTBALL FIELD.APPROX 50 FT ALT BACKED UP TO AVOID WIRES,STRUCK POLE.FAILED TO CHECK AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N504](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 1085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUD SE3130
- Registry model: [Sud SE3130 ALOUETTE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-se3130-alouette-ii) (registry code 8680210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hamlin-Main

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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