19791008030579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Swan Valley, ID · October 8, 1979

Date
October 8, 1979 · 11:38 local
Place
Swan Valley, ID
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N219RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FA002
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,534 total596 in this make and model183 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Helicopter carrying 150 ft long cable caught cable in tree. Possible pilot incapacitation.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CARRYING 150 FT LONG CABLE CAUGHT CABLE IN TREE. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION.

NTSB investigation

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