- Date
- December 4, 1978
- Place
- King City, CA · KING CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N62268Alouette 316B
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781204037259A
- Case key
- 139104
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3432 78/12/4 NR.KING CITY,CA ALOUETTE 316B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N62268 PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC AGE 42, 15050 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING CITY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- WHILE LOADING PSGRS & EQUIP, R MAIN GEAR SANK THRU DRY CRUST OF SOFT TRRN & ROTOR STRUCK GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62268
- Reported as
- Alouette 316B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N62268Registration cancelled Oct 27, 1997 · Sud SA316B ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelSud SA316B ALOUETTE III
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N62268 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN90FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPark City, UTFailure of the pilot to make a vertical takeoff, while departing with a cable attached, and his failure to insure the cable remained clear of the trailer. The trailer (vehicle) was a contributing factor.NTSB CHI83LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWauseon, OHThe helicopter was involved in a hard landing while engaged in a patient pickup flight for st. vincent hospital. The pilot, doctor and nurse aboard were not injured. The pilot reported the wind at departure 25 miles away was 10 knots. However he estimated the…