# Incident 19980617025319I: Snias AS350D, Auberry, CA, June 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1998, 10:40 local time
- Place: Auberry, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0808° N, 119.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auberry, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0808&lon=-119.4854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3609J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3609J-2018-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTS-101 600A series (registry code 41562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,586 total, 600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617025319I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DESCENDING TO GET A LEVEL VIEW OF A POWERLINE THE HELO STRUCK ANOTHER POWER LINE THAT THE PILOT DID NOT SEE.

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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