Aerospatle SA315B N47270
17 March 1980 · Joyce, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1980 at about 11:50 local time, a Aerospatle SA315B registered N47270, operated by High Life Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Joyce, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Joyce, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle SA315B
- Registration
- N47270
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- High Life Heli
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0788
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
H FRAME FAILED & SEPARATED;PULLED MAIN FUEL LINELOOSE. FUEL WENT OVERBOARD. OVER FOREST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatle SA315B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1980 | Aerospatle SA315B | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1981 | Aerospatle SA315B | Heber City, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1979 | Aerospatle SA315B | Mill City, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Aerospatle SA315B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | Airwest Helico | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Aerospatle SA315B | Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States | RKY MTN Helo | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1978 | Aerospatle SA315B | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |