- Date
- February 15, 1980
- Place
- Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N54591S.N.I.A.S. 318C
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800215002609A
- Case key
- 131851
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0274 80/2/15 NR.FORKS,WA S.N.I.A.S. 318C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2350 TIME - 0900 N54591 PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORKS,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- EXTERNAL CABLE CAUGHT ON LEFT SKID. NO GROUND CREW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54591
- Reported as
- S.N.I.A.S. 318C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N54591Registration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE ASTAirframe modelSud SA 318C ALOUETTE ASTEngine modelTurbomeca ASTAZOU IIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.