- Date
- March 6, 1976
- Place
- Panamint Spngs, CA · PANAMINT SPNGS, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- F-OBUPAerospatle SA360C
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0003 76/3/6 NR.PANAMINT SPNGS,CA AEROSPATLE SA360C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4150 TIME - 1130 F-OBUP PX- 0 0 4 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 45 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN,WIND GUSTING TO 20 KTS. DEMONSTRATING APCH TO FLAT RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-OBUP
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA360C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage