N7915

Lawson Ted POND HOPPER

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Malaysia on May 23, 1986.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

  • September 15, 1982Accident

    WHILE HOVERING WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO YAW. THE PILOT DROPPED THE EXTERNAL LOAD, PULLED COLLECTIVE, CENTERED CYCLIC AND STARTED DESCENT. THE MAIN ROTORS HIT TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND OTHER COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE.

    Aerospatiale SA315B

  • August 2, 1980Accident

    Improper Operation Of Powerplant & Powerplant Controls; Blade,Turbine Wheel; Overheated

    Aerospatle 315B