# Accident 19800227003719A: Snias SA318C, Aberdeen, WA, February 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 46.9752° N, 123.8114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9752&lon=-123.8114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5593N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5593N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST (registry code 8680508, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA318C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 980 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800227003719A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING SLING LOAD OPERATION. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN TANKS.

## 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 SEA80FYE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE18), Feb 27, 1980: Aerospatle 318C (N5593N), Aberdeen, WA, substantial damage

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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