Aerospatiale SA-315B N10067
9 August 1982 · Afton, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Aerospatiale SA-315B registered N10067, operated by Blain Sales, Inc., was involved in an accident near Afton, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Afton, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.7204, -110.9192
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale SA-315B
- Registration
- N10067
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Blain Sales, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Afton → Afton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA159
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
EN ROUTE DURING A SEISMIC OPERATION A LOUD SCREECHING, GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BUCK. A LONG FLAME EMITTING FROM THE AFT END OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES. THE ENGINE CEASED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT AXIAL COMPRESSOR BEARING, AXIAL COMPRESSOR BLADES AND DIFFUSER BLADES. TWO SECTIONS OF THE NO.3 STATOR BLADE WERE EXAMINED AND REVEALED SURFACE MARKINGS INDICATIVE OF FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale SA-315B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1982 | Aerospatiale SA 315B | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | Hosking Exploration Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | Aerospatiale SA 315B | White Sulphur S, Montana, United States | Continental Heli Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1982 | Aerospatiale SA-315B | Dillon, Montana, United States | Hoskings Helicopter, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1983 | Aerospatiale SA-315B | Montpelier, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Aerospatiale SA 315B | Craig, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 1983 | Aerospatiale SA 315B | Fillmore, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1982 | Cessna 180D | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Laurita Hefner/Sanna Green | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1982 | Gulfstream American G-159C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Aviation, Inc./Air U.s., | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Grumman G-159C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Helio H-395 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Jonathan H. Reiners | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1982 | Swearingen SA-227AC | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Pioneer Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Cessna 172P | Osage, Wyoming, United States | Northern Productions | Fatal | 1 |