# NTSB OAK79DVM06: Alouette 316B, N62268, King City, CA, December 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: King City, CA · KING CITY, CA
- Location: 36.2163° N, 121.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2163&lon=-121.1320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62268-1997-10-27), registration cancelled 1997-10-27, S/N 2046 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALOUETTE 316B
- Registry model: [Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa316b-alouette-iii) (registry code 8680207) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19781204037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204037259A), Dec 4, 1978: Aerosp SA316B, King City, CA, Substantial damage. While loading psgrs & equip, r main gear sank thru dry crust of strrn & rotor struck gnd.

## Other investigations on N62268 (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN90FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA028), Nov 28, 1989: Aerospatiale SA316B (N62268), Park City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE 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…
- [NTSB CHI83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA152), Mar 27, 1983: Aerospatiale 316B (N62268), Wauseon, OH, 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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