# NTSB SEA81DYA25: Aerospatle SA315B, N47309, Driggs, ID, September 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1981
- Place: Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.1050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Driggs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.1050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (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 19810907057119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907057119A), Sep 7, 1981: Aerosp SA315B, Driggs, ID, Destroyed. Tried to take off with long line and bucket attached. Caught on truck. Slammed helicopter into ground.

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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