- Date
- November 19, 1980
- Place
- Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N614RAAerospatle SA316B
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801119082499A
- Case key
- 127882
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3255 80/11/19 NR.GALLUP,NM AEROSPATLE SA316B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 534 TIME - 1636 N614RA PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLUP,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PWR LINE PULL CABLE WRAPPED AROUND LNDG GR DRNG RELEASE.NO CO PROC FOR POSITIVE REL CONFIRMATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N614RA
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA316B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.