# NTSB MIA77FKJ29: Aerospatle SA315B, N90824, Mcintosh, AL, April 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1977
- Place: Mcintosh, AL · MCINTOSH, AL
- Location: 31.2650° N, 88.0284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McIntosh, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2650&lon=-88.0284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2536  77/4/13    MCINTOSH,AL         AEROSPATLE SA315B   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 6135
        TIME - 0545                    N90824              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCINTOSH,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6135                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED                      TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150
        REMARKS- ONE VALVE IN FUEL CONTROL PARTLY STUCK. BLACK FLAKES FOUND IN FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90824](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90824-2003-05-20), registration cancelled 2003-05-20, S/N 2394, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA315B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770413009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413009449A), Apr 13, 1977: Aerosp SA315B, Mcintosh, AL, Substantial damage. One valve in fuel control partly stuck. Black flakes found in fuel.

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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