Sud SE3130 N504
3 November 1968 · Hamlin, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 November 1968 at about 13:40 local time, a Sud SE3130 registered N504, operated by Sanders Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hamlin, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hamlin, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hamlin-Main
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sud SE3130
- Registration
- N504
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sanders Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3393
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LDG IN FOOTBALL FIELD.APPROX 50 FT ALT BACKED UPTO AVOID WIRES, STRUCK POLE.FAILED TO CHECK AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Sud SE3130 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2007 | Sud SE3130 ALOUETTE II | Davenport, Virginia, United States | Marpat Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |