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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Alpine, WY · July 20, 1979

Date
July 20, 1979 · 14:40 local
Place
Alpine, WY
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49524
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTC21
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total31 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter took off with sling load attached. Crashed when load wedged in trees. Improper preflight.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER TOOK OFF WITH SLING LOAD ATTACHED. CRASHED WHEN LOAD WEDGED IN TREES. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.