# NTSB SEA80DYE13: S.N.I.A.S. 318C, N54591, Forks, WA, February 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1980
- Place: Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54591-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 2194, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.N.I.A.S. 318C
- Registry model: [Sud SA 318C ALOUETTE AST](https://openairdocs.org/model/sud-sa-318c-alouette-ast) (registry code 8680508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-iia) (registry code 60006, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800215002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215002609A), Feb 15, 1980: Snias SA318C, Forks, WA, Destroyed. Tried to take off with external load. Line caught on a skid. Lost control of aircraft. Aircraft nose-dived.

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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