# Accident 19800717026269A: Aerosp SA315B, Afton, WY, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 15:15 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 42.7263° N, 110.9320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7263&lon=-110.9320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3602C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,896 total, 484 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717026269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN80FTC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC22), Jul 17, 1980: Aerospatle 315B (N3602C), Afton, WY, 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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