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Sud Aviatio SE3130 N532

31 December 1970 · Alexandria, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 31 December 1970 at about 08:40 local time, a Sud Aviatio SE3130 registered N532, operated by Sanders Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alexandria, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Sud Aviatio SE3130
Registration
N532
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Sanders Aviati
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Construction Work
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2031

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 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

ACFT AT 50FT HOVER AT ENG FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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