# Accident 19790720021329A: Aerosp SA315B, Alpine, WY, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: Alpine, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.1729° N, 111.0209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1729&lon=-111.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49524 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 31 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720021329A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79FTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC21), Jul 20, 1979: Aerospatial S315B (N49524), Alpine, WY, destroyed

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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