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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 2024 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Essential Flight Operations LLC |
| Registration: | N42PL |
| MSN: | 2438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lewsiton, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cottonwood Municipal Airport, ID (S84) |
| Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport, ID (LWS/KLWS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama impacted terrain following a powerline strike east of Lewiston, Idaho.
The pilot suffered minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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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
NTSB
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21-May-2024 20:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 29-May-2024 07:15 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
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