Aerospatial SA315B N49531
20 October 1981 · Springville, Utah, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1981 at about 07:36 local time, a Aerospatial SA315B registered N49531, operated by Hosking Explor, was involved in an accident during in flight near Springville, Utah, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springville, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatial SA315B
- Registration
- N49531
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hosking Explor
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2485
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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
INCORRECT ENG MOUNT INSTALLED, PWR TRN NOT ALIGNED.LNDD ON NARROW RD LINED W TREES, ROLLED OVR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatial SA315B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1979 | Aerospatial SA315B | Swan Valley, Idaho, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Mar 1978 | Aerospatial SA315B | Nmanila, Utah, United States | Rocky MTN Heli | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1978 | Aerospatial SA315B | Magna, Utah, United States | Whirlybirds II | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1978 | Aerospatial SA315B | Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | Airwest Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1978 | Aerospatial SA315B | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | Rocky MTS Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1977 | Aerospatial SA315B | Wilson, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mt. Heli | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |