# NTSB SEA80FA002: Aerospatial SA315B, N219RM, Swan Valley, ID, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Swan Valley, ID · SWAN VALLEY, ID
- Location: 43.4426° N, 111.3245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swan Valley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4426&lon=-111.3245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2676   79/10/8 NR.SWAN VALLEY,ID     AEROSPATIAL SA315B  CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3534
        TIME - 1138                    N219RM              PX-  1  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 597 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SWAN VALLEY,ID               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SNAGGED SLING IN TREES.OBLITERATIVE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS,LEFT CORONARY ARTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N219RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219RM-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 2465, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL SA315B
- Registry model: [Aerospatiale SA315B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (registry code 8680615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (registry code 60003, 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 19791008030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008030579A), Oct 8, 1979: Aerosp SA315B, Swan Valley, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter carrying 150 ft long cable caught cable in tree. Possible pilot incapacitation.

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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