# NTSB Accident WPR11LA048
> **MD HELICOPTER 369D** · 2010-11-15 · Salem, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11LA048
- **Event ID:** 20101115X73149
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-11-15
- **Location:** Salem, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.083332, -123.133331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MD HELICOPTER
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N155PH
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance between the longline and trees, which resulted in the longline snagging a tree and then recoiling into the main rotor blades and a subsequent loss of helicopter control.

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