# Incident 19780808049799I: Snias SA3180, Palmer, AK, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978, 16:20 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA3180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES ON TAKEOFF, LANDED SAFELY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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