S N I A S SA3180 N8453

Summary

On 6 February 1978 at about 13:40 local time, a S N I A S SA3180 registered N8453, operated by Utility Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clearwater, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1978 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Clearwater, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

S N I A S SA3180

Registration

N8453

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Utility Helico

Operating rule

Contract Carrier

Purpose of flight

Other

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0550

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SLING LOAD, CEDAR BLOCKS. EVIDENCE OF HOT STARTS & EXCEEDING EGT. HIT STUMPS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.