# Incident 19791018052909I: Aerosp SA315B, Valley Springs, CA, October 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1979, 15:25 local time
- Place: Valley Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1894° N, 120.8253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1894&lon=-120.8253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62886 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total, 4,100 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/19791018052909I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING TO READ POLE IDENTIFICATION, PATROL HELICOPTER BLADE HIT A CONDUCTOR ON THE POLE.

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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