Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest, Aerial Surveying, Patrolling
Airworthiness date
May 11, 1976
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
1974
Serial number
2397
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
A5EC2B
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
1975 – 2014Erickson Helicopters INCMcminnville, OR
1950 – 1952Individual ownerDes Moines, IA · different airframe: Taylorcraft Dco-65 S/N L-5211
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 · substantial damage
Apr 15, 1982 · Thayne, WY
THE HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING TO PICK UP A SLING LOAD WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN COUNTER CLOCKWISE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKEN. "EXAMINATION OF THE SHAFT BREAK DISCLOSED A SMALL FRACTURE REGION TYPICAL OF FATIGUE CRACKING."
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.