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NTSB accident investigation · Aerospatle SA315B · Driggs, ID · September 7, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1981
Place
Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N47309Aerospatle SA315B
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810907057119A
Case key
123353

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2665   81/9/7  NR.DRIGGS,ID          AEROSPATLE SA315B   CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N47309              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-CARGO            30, 6100 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DRIGGS,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EXT CARGO LINE CAUGHT ON REFUELING VEHICLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N47309
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.