# Accident 19820616022519A: Aerosp SA315B, White Sulphur S, MT, June 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: White Sulphur S, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 46.5453° N, 110.9039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Sulphur Springs, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5453&lon=-110.9039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5785V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785V-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616022519A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF, FORGOT SLING LINE WAS ATTACHED TO DOG HOUSE. STOPPED CLIMBING AT END OF LINE. CRASHED ON DOG HOUSE.

## 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 DEN82DTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTI15), Jun 16, 1982: Aerospatiale SA 315B (N5785V), White Sulphur S, MT, destroyed

## Other reports on N5785V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19841111075701I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111075701I), Nov 11, 1984: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), Oak City, UT, Minor damage. Main rotor blade tip struck cockpit of N9362 in flight. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19830908063759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908063759I), Sep 8, 1983: Aerosp SA315B (N5785V), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Instructor not riding collective lever properly. Student pulled the pitch slightly prematurely. Had hard landing.

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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