Aerospatiale SA316B N72590
13 November 1982 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 November 1982 at about 14:55 local time, a Aerospatiale SA316B registered N72590, operated by Life Flight, Allegheny General, was involved in an accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny County (AGC)
- Coordinates
- 40.3609, -79.8998
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale SA316B
- Registration
- N72590
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Life Flight, Allegheny General
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pittsburgh → Pittsburgh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND TO PERFORM POWER CHECK. APPROXIMATELY 3-5 FT ABOVE THE GROUND THE PILOT REPORTEDLY BEGAN RECEIVING FEEDBACK THROUGH THE CYCLIC. MODERATE THEN SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE AIRFRAME WAS REPORTED. AIRCRAFT YAWED 90 DEGREES LEFT AND THE PILOT LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAILBOOM, VERTICAL FINS, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND TAIL ROTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale SA316B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1982 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Near Brideport, California, United States | Mammoth Heli-Ski Tioyabe Corp. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1982 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States | Hawkins and Powers Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1984 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Alcova, Wyoming, United States | Evergreen Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1984 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Lima, Montana, United States | NOR West Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1985 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Silver Springs, Florida, United States | Evergreen Helicoters | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1985 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Galt, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |