# Accident 19870513016029A: Aerosp SA315B, Siletz, OR, May 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1987, 06:20 local time
- Place: Siletz, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DYRL
- Location: 44.7692° N, 123.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-123.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47256, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47256-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,896 total, 1,666 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513016029A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST CONTROL WHEN THE LIFT CABLE CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR. THE LOAD HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY SECURED.

## 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 SEA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA092), May 13, 1987: Aerospatiale SA315-D Lama (N47256), Siletz, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N47256 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760621016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016689A), Jun 21, 1976: Aerosp SA315B (N47256), Medaryville, IN, Substantial damage. Aft restraining straps of hopper tank broke.

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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