Aerospatle 315B N67103
28 July 1980 · Dell, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 July 1980 at about 15:00 local time, a Aerospatle 315B registered N67103, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dell, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dell, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle 315B
- Registration
- N67103
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3616
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
FAILURE OF THE SPLINES ON THE BEVEL GEAR & VERTICAL SHAFT OF THE BEVEL GEAR ASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatle 315 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1980 | Aerospatle 315B | Afton, Wyoming, United States | RKY MTN Helico | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Aerospatle 315B | Dell, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1981 | Aerospatle 315B | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |