Alouette III N3056
25 April 1975 · Avery, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1975 at about 07:20 local time, a Alouette III registered N3056, operated by Rogers Helicop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avery, California, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avery, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pg&E Helipad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette III
- Registration
- N3056
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rogers Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Avery, Ca → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
GR BROKE THRU PLANK OF WOODEN PLATFORM. KNOT IN PLANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1975 | Alouette III | Furnace Creek, California, United States | Interwest Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Alouette III | East Dayton, Nevada, United States | Lear Avia Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1973 | Alouette III | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Grand Canyon H | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1972 | Alouette III | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1968 | Alouette III | Azuza, California, United States | Western Helico | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |