# NTSB DEN79FTE41: Aerospatial SA319B, N48085, Idaho Sprngs, CO, May 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Place: Idaho Sprngs, CO · IDAHO SPRNGS, CO
- Location: 39.7488° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7488&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3382  79/5/30    IDAHO SPRNGS,CO     AEROSPATIAL SA319B  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6533
        TIME - 0310                    N48085              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AIR AMBULANCE.PLT FOLLOWING PATROL CAR W LIGHTS ON FOR REFERENCE THRU MTN AREA IN DARK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N48085 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL SA319B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790530018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530018589A), May 30, 1979: Aerosp SA319B, Idaho Springs, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted night take off from highway in poor visibility,hit wires.

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.

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