Aviation accident DEN01LA145

Name: aviation accident: Eurocopter AS350 B-2 near Cody (2001-08-12)
Start: 2001-08-12
Location: Cody, WY, USA

NONE · Eurocopter AS350 B-2 · 2001-08-12 · Cody, WY, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN01LA145
Event ID: 20010816X01699
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-08-12
Location: Cody, WY, USA
Coordinates: 44.615276, -109.115554

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Eurocopter
Model: AS350 B-2
Registration: C-FBTW
FAR Part: 133
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning for an off site landing, which resulted in failure of the tail rotor drive shaft due to entanglement of his long-line in the drive shaft.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown