# Accident 19830807039859A: Aerosp SA315B, Montpelier, ID, August 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1983, 10:07 local time
- Place: Montpelier, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2793° N, 111.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2793&lon=-111.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49532, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49532-1990-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,001 total, 1,031 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807039859A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH WIRES DURING LOW LEVEL SEARCH OPERATION. ACCORDING TO PILOT HE WAS PREPARING TO LAND.

## 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 SEA83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA170), Aug 7, 1983: Aerospatiale SA-315B (N49532), Montpelier, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49532 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840917049409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917049409A), Sep 17, 1984: Aerosp SA315B (N49532), Mountain View, WY, Substantial damage. Engine failed after liftoff in hover with external load. Compressor blade fatigue and soft pins contributed.
- [Accident 19820702028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702028239A), Jul 2, 1982: Aerosp SA315B (N49532), Big Piney, WY, Substantial damage. Long line caught on a tree on takeoff causing helicopter to crash out of control. Failed to disconnect line.

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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