# NTSB OAK75FVA35: Alouette SA315B, N62886, Bear Valley, CA, November 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1974
- Place: Bear Valley, CA · BEAR VALLEY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3521  74/11/18 NR.BEAR VALLEY,CALIF  ALOUETTE SA315B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6843
        TIME - 1325                    N62886              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 985 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- REASON FOR OIL STARVATION TO ENGINE NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62886 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ALOUETTE SA315B
- 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 19741118037999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741118037999A), Nov 18, 1974: Aerosp SA315B, Bear Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Reason for oil starvation to engine not 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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