# Accident 19901108049299A: Aerosp SA315B, Trout Lake, WA, November 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Trout Lake, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DYRL
- Location: 45.9693° N, 121.5291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9693&lon=-121.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36012-1995-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680516, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108049299A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED AFTER DROPPING LOAD. LONG LINE CAUGHT IN TREES. LOST CONTROL STRUCK MORE TREES DEMOLISHING HELICOPTER.

## 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 SEA91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA013), Nov 8, 1990: Aerospatiale SA315B Lama (N36012), Trout Lake, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBSTACLE.

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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