- Date
- December 15, 1978
- Place
- Hinckley, MN · HINCKLEY, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N49538Aerospatial SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781215040349A
- Case key
- 138348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3807 78/12/15 HINCKLEY,MN AEROSPATIAL SA315B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4211 TIME - 1130 N49538 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1429 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINE CITY,MN HINCKLEY,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- HOOK RELEASE ELECTRICAL PLUG FOUND DISCONNECTED.LOAD FROZEN TO THE GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49538
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.