Aerospatle SA315B N47309
7 September 1981 · Driggs, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1981 at about 13:15 local time, a Aerospatle SA315B registered N47309, operated by Airwest Helico, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Driggs, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Driggs, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle SA315B
- Registration
- N47309
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airwest Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2665
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
EXT CARGO LINE CAUGHT ON REFUELING VEHICLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatle SA315B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1981 | Aerospatle SA315B | Heber City, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Aerospatle SA315B | Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States | RKY MTN Helo | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1980 | Aerospatle SA315B | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1980 | Aerospatle SA315B | Joyce, Washington, United States | High Life Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1979 | Aerospatle SA315B | Mill City, Oregon, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1978 | Aerospatle SA315B | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |