# Accident 19830401014819A: Aerosp SA315B, Craig, CO, April 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5770F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5770F-2020-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU series (registry code 60020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,120 total, 8 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401014819A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LONG LINE EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION, A CABLE DRAGGING BELOW HELICOPTER INJURED GROUND CREWMAN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5770F (1)

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

- [Accident 20070714012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714012599A), Jul 14, 2007: Aerosp SA315B (N5770F), Stuart, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was connected to a 120' longline and was just about to reposition a drill which weighed about 1,500 lbs. Just as he lifted the load a few…

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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