Footage digitized from the Mount St. Helens Eruption Aftermath Films (FV341:010), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries. Detailed description of this item is as follows:
Aerial views of crater venting and helicopter hovering over the mountain; aerial view of landscape at base of mountain including Spirit Lake and adjacent heavy machinery; view of south face of Mount St. Helens with Mount Rainier in background; aerial views of crater venting; men unloading packaged ash samples from a news helicopter; [0:12:14] same men discussing helicopter crash due to engine failure; aerial footage of damaged helicopter; aerial footage of south and north faces of mountain; aerial view of damaged helicopter in snow field; aerial views of crater venting and Spirit Lake filled with debris; aerial views of north face of mountain and crater venting.
