Wirestrike Accident Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama N42PL,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387224
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Thursday 2 May 2024
Time:c. 11:23 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic LAMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
Owner/operator:Essential Flight Operations LLC
Registration: N42PL
MSN: 2438
Year of manufacture:1976
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:E of Lewsiton, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Cottonwood Municipal Airport, ID (S84)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama impacted terrain following a powerline strike east of Lewiston, Idaho.
The pilot suffered minor injuries and the helicopter was written off.

Sources:

https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/idaho/pilot-walks-away-after-helicopter-crash-near-lewiston/article_4e44602e-08c2-11ef-848d-47b84951d81e.html
https://www.lmtribune.com/pilot-walks-away-from-helicopter-crash-at-cougar-ridge-near-lewiston-with-video/article_b7e10366-08bd-11ef-a54a-13c9ec3868f1.html

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42PL
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N42PL/history/20240502/1646Z/S84/L%2046.41207%20-116.90559

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrDqSAz8D38 (video)

History of this aircraft

Ex (N42PM), N42PL, N47272

Location

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2024 21:44 Captain Adam Added
02-May-2024 21:44 Captain Adam Updated [Country]
03-May-2024 05:48 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
03-May-2024 06:22 ASN Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org