# NTSB MKC79FCJ16: Aerospatle 341G, N341FR, York, NE, April 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1979
- Place: York, NE · YORK, NE
- Location: 40.8694° N, 97.5927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of York, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8694&lon=-97.5927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0909  79/4/28    YORK,NE             AEROSPATLE 341G     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 550
        TIME - 1251                    N341FR              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YORK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NE                  YORK,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED DEVELOPED SETTLING W PWR CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N341FR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341FR-1988-04-14), registration cancelled 1988-04-14, S/N 1250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE 341G
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (registry code 8680610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: York Muni

## 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 19790428012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428012249A), Apr 28, 1979: Aerosp SA341G, York, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed helicopter to settle in its own down wash which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N341FR (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76AF042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF042), Nov 6, 1975: Ling-T-Vogt SA341G (N341FR), Houston, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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