# NTSB FTW81FA009: Aerospatle SA316B, N614RA, Gallup, NM, November 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1980
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA316B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801119082499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801119082499A), Nov 19, 1980: Aerosp SA316B, Gallup, NM, Destroyed. Pilot jettisoned pull-line, turned to fly away. Line caught on chopper due to turn. Rotors chopped off tail boom.

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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