# NTSB OAK76DVW14: Aerospatle SA360C, Panamint Spngs, CA, March 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1976
- Place: Panamint Spngs, CA · PANAMINT SPNGS, CA
- Location: 36.3397° N, 117.4678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panamint Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3397&lon=-117.4678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVW14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA360C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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