Aerospatle 315B N7915
2 August 1980 · Dell, Montana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1980 at about 14:00 local time, a Aerospatle 315B registered N7915, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dell, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dell, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Landing Zone
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle 315B
- Registration
- N7915
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3636
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
SEVERE HEAT DAMAGE.EXT LOAD OF DIESEL FUEL.
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 | - |
| 28 Jul 1980 | Aerospatle 315B | Dell, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |