# NTSB MKC80FA012: Aerospatle 319B, N90825, Baxter, IA, December 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1979
- Place: Baxter, IA · BAXTER, IA
- Location: 41.8252° N, 93.1525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8252&lon=-93.1525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3624   79/12/7 NR.BAXTER,IA          AEROSPATLE 319B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4083
        TIME - 2145                    N90825              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 366 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BAXTER,IA                    DES MOINES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-CYCLIC CONTROL HARDOVER DRG STABILIZED HOVER AT 5FT.ROTOR BLADE HIT TAIL BOOM DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90825 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE 319B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791207043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207043679A), Dec 7, 1979: Aerosp SA319B, Baxter, IA, Substantial damage. Reported erratic cylic operation at hover. Made hard landing. No flight control defects found.

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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