- Date
- March 17, 1980
- Place
- Joyce, WA · JOYCE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N47270Aerospatle SA315B
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800317006599A
- Case key
- 131398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0788 80/3/17 NR.JOYCE,WA AEROSPATLE SA315B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5200 TIME - 1150 N47270 PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 1350 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOYCE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- H FRAME FAILED & SEPARATED;PULLED MAIN FUEL LINE LOOSE. FUEL WENT OVERBOARD. OVER FOREST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47270
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.