Aerospatiale SA315B N1356A
3 January 1985 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Aerospatiale SA315B registered N1356A, operated by Continental Helicopter, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale SA315B
- Registration
- N1356A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Continental Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA057
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
THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED UNCONTROLLED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION. A 100 FT STEEL CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE CARGO HOOK ON THE HELICOPTER AND A NYLON SLING WAS ATTACHED TO THE CABLE SO A SNOWCAT COULD BE PULLED OUT OF A MUD AREA. THE PLT STATED THAT AS HE BEGAN TO PULL FROM THE REAR OF THE SNOWCAT, THE LATERAL CG WAS EXCEEDED AND THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED SHALLOW WATER ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale SA315B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1985 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Craig, Colorado, United States | RON & Penny Livingston | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1986 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Meeker, Colorado, United States | Colorado Airlift, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1984 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Lyman, Wyoming, United States | Evergreen Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1984 | Aerospatiale SA315B LAMA | Mountain View, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1984 | Aerospatiale SA315B (LAMA) | Oak City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1982 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Near Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopters, In | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1985 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Cessna 206 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft J35 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1985 | Cessna 172N | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180 | Lapoint, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1985 | Beechcraft E33-C | Richfield, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |