- Date
- November 4, 1978
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N62339Aerospatle SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781104034149A
- Case key
- 139031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3157 78/11/4 ATLANTA,GA AEROSPATLE SA315B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2490 TIME - 1010 N62339 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE BROWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA ERWIN,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- R SKID HUNG UP ON R TIE DOWN STRAPS OF TRAILER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62339
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlie Brown
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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.