- Date
- August 7, 1983, 10:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place
- Montpelier, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N49532Aerospatiale SA-315B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830807039859A
- Case key
- 39748
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Analysis
The plt & 3 passengers were on a flt to find drilling supplies that had been dropped off of a truck on the previous day. The plt reported that he was hovering down an abandoned road at about 5 to 10 mph & 15 to 20 ft AGL when the helicopter collided with power lines. The power lines were unmarked & crossed the road at a 90 deg angle. The collision occurred where the lines spanned 2000 ft between supports. After hitting the power lines, the helicopter struck the ground & came to rest on its side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49532
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA-315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2500
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Artouste IIIB, 562 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hosking Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 1, 1993 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- Montpelier, ID
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,001 total · 1,031 in this make and model · 3,837 as pilot in command · 159 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N49532 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.