Aerospatiale SA 315B N49532
2 July 1982 · Big Piney, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1982 at about 23:45 local time, a Aerospatiale SA 315B registered N49532, operated by Hosking Exploration Helicopter, was involved in an accident near Big Piney, Wyoming, 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 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Piney, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.5397, -110.1109
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale SA 315B
- Registration
- N49532
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hosking Exploration Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Piney → Big Piney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA126
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT A SHUDDER WHILE HE WAS TAKING OFF WITH A LONG LINE ATTACHED. HE BEGAN A DESCENT, AND WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS ABOUT 5 FT ABOVE THE GROUND, THE LONG LINE CAUGHT A TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE SNOW. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN A MOUNTAINOUS SADDLE AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 10,200 FT. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale SA-315B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1982 | Aerospatiale SA-315B | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Blain Sales, Inc. | 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 |