Aerospatiale SA316B N4997A

Summary

On 3 June 1984 at about 23:00 local time, a Aerospatiale SA316B registered N4997A, operated by Evergreen Helicopters Inc, was involved in an accident near Alcova, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1984 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Alcova, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

42.5508, -106.7199

Aircraft

Aerospatiale SA316B

Registration

N4997A

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Evergreen Helicopters Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Casper → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA168

Nobody was injured.

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

PLT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL UNTIL GROUND RESONANCE STARTED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO PICK BACK UP TO A HOVER TO REPOSITION, BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE ACFT YAWED AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT ON NOSE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE 'WOULD PREFER TO BE ABLE TO FLY THE ALOUETTE III MORE OFTEN FOR PROFICIENCY.' THE ALOUETTE III MAIN ROTOR BLADES ROTATE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURED HELICOPTERS. THE PLT HAS LOGGED 8784 HRS IN AMERICAN MADE HELICOPTERS AND 20 HRS IN THE AEROSPATIALE HELICOPTERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.