Aerospatial SA315 N47294
1 August 1980 · Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 August 1980 at about 14:50 local time, a Aerospatial SA315 registered N47294, operated by Hoskings Explo, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatial SA315
- Registration
- N47294
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hoskings Explo
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3285
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 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
FUEL FLOW LEVER OUT OF ON POSITION, LIMITED ENG POWER AVAILABILITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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