Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Aerial Surveying
Airworthiness date
May 13, 1979
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aerospatiale
Model
SA315B
Year
1972
Serial number
2276
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H1IN
Mode S code
A007FE
Engine
Make and model
Turbomeca Artousteiiib
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
858 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2024 – nowSafer Medical Of MtFort Benton, MT · current
1929 – 1939Individual ownerRedlands, CA · different airframe: American Eagle 101 S/N 5
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Aug 9, 1982 · Afton, WY
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…
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