# Accident 19830524022059A: Aerosp SA315B, Fillmore, UT, May 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1983, 13:55 local time
- Place: Fillmore, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 38.9599° N, 112.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9599&lon=-112.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90706 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,980 total, 380 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524022059A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO FREE A STUCK TRUCK BY A LONG LINE. LINE ON ANGLE TIPPED HELICOPTER WHEN LOAD APPLIED.

## 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 DEN83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA118), May 24, 1983: Aerospatiale SA 315B (N90706), Fillmore, UT, 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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