# Accident 20070308014669A: Snias SE3130, Davenport, VA, March 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2007, 16:35 local time
- Place: Davenport, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2778° N, 82.3889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2778&lon=-82.3889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226RW-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sud SE3130 ALOUETTE II (registry code 8680210, https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-se3130-alouette-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTE II series (registry code 60002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artouste-ii-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SE3130
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070308014669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GAS PIPELINE PATROL HELICOPTER ON DEPARTURE INTO SUN FROM REMOTE GRASS FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET AGL ON CLIMB OUT. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC07CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA072), Mar 8, 2007: Sud SE3130 Alouette II (N226RW), Davenport, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in flight collision with utility wires during takeoff, and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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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