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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA315B · Afton, WY · July 17, 1980

Date
July 17, 1980 · 15:15 local
Place
Afton, WY
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3602C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTC22
Reported as
Aerosp SA315B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,896 total484 in this make and model188 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.

Lifted external load. Long line caught on skid, pulled helicopter down into trees. Failed to dump load.

As the FAA filed it

LIFTED EXTERNAL LOAD. LONG LINE CAUGHT ON SKID, PULLED HELICOPTER DOWN INTO TREES. FAILED TO DUMP LOAD.

NTSB investigation

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