# NTSB MIA79FKG08: Aerospatle SA315B, N62339, Atlanta, GA, November 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1978
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3157   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62339-2014-08-08), registration cancelled 2014-08-08, S/N 2401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA315B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charlie Brown

## 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 19781104034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781104034149A), Nov 4, 1978: Aerosp SA316C, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. R skid hung up on r tie down straps of trailer.

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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