- Date
- April 25, 1975
- Place
- Avery, CA · AVERY, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3056Alouette III
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750425015669A
- Case key
- 148932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1297 75/4/25 NR.AVERY,CA ALOUETTE III CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 3700 TIME - 0720 N3056 PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PG&E HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AVERY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- GR BROKE THRU PLANK OF WOODEN PLATFORM. KNOT IN PLANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3056
- Reported as
- Alouette III
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pg&E Helipad
N3056Registration cancelled Mar 7, 2024 · Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelAerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.