# NTSB MIA79FKJ96: Aerospatle SE3160, N8394, Pensacola, FL, September 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4378   78/9/5    PENSACOLA,FL        AEROSPATLE SE3160   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1521                    N8394               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     33, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1705 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAPTIST HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FL                CANTONEMENT,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8394 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SE3160
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Baptist Heliport

## 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 19780905043429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905043429A), Sep 5, 1978: Aerosp SA316B, Pensacola, FL, Destroyed

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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