Aerospatle SA316B N84850
30 August 1981 · Driggs, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1981 at about 14:10 local time, a Aerospatle SA316B registered N84850, operated by Airwest Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Driggs, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Driggs, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatle SA316B
- Registration
- N84850
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airwest Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Driggs, Id → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2664
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
TEETH OF SPLINED COUPLING GEAR, PN 3130-567-12-005, WORN EXCESSIVELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatle SA316B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1981 | Aerospatle SA316B | Coalville, Utah, United States | Continental HE | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1980 | Aerospatle SA316B | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | Roberts Acft | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 1978 | Aerospatle SA316B | Norwood, Colorado, United States | Rocky MTN Hlli | 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 | - |