# NTSB OAK75DVW13: Alouette III, N62345, Furnace Creek, CA, February 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1975
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA · FURNACE CREEK, CA
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVW13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVW13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258  75/2/26  NR.FURNACE CREEK,CA   ALOUETTE III        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3943
        TIME - 1500                    N62345              PX-  0  0  3  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEATH VALLEY,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- STRUCK CAMERA TRUCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62345 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ALOUETTE III
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19750226002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750226002619A), Feb 26, 1975: Aerosp SA315B, Furnace Creek, CA, Substantial damage. Struck camera truck

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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