# NTSB SEA80DYE22: Aerospatle SA315B, N47270, Joyce, WA, March 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1980
- Place: Joyce, WA · JOYCE, WA
- Location: 48.1365° N, 123.7341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joyce, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1365&lon=-123.7341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE SA315B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800317006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317006599A), Mar 17, 1980: Aerosp SA315B, Joyce, WA, Substantial damage. H frame broke during lift operation severing fuel line. Helecopter crashed attempting emergency landing.

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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