# NTSB OAK76FVW15: S.N.I.A.S SA314G, N62373, Las Vegas, NV, March 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1976
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVW15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0311  76/3/10  NR.LAS VEGAS,NV       S.N.I.A.S SA314G    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1208                    N62373              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 4058 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH LAS VEGA,NV           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ROCK RIDGE. PILOT WAS LANDING IN AN AREA OF INSUFFICIENT MAIN ROTOR BLADE CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62373 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S SA314G
- 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 19760310004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310004559A), Mar 10, 1976: Aerosp SA341G, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Rock ridge. Pilot was landing in an area of insufficient main rotor blade clearance.

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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