- Date
- November 7, 1979
- Place
- Nells, NV · NELLS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3593ZAerospatile 315B
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791107044239A
- Case key
- 134872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2957 79/11/7 NR.NELLS,NV AEROSPATILE 315B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4340 TIME - 1500 N3593Z PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 652 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NELLS,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRINGING PWR LINE.ATTACHING DEVICE FAILED ALLOWING PULL LINE TO SNAP BACK,WRAP ARND ROTOR BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3593Z
- Reported as
- Aerospatile 315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.