# NTSB Accident ATL02LA067
> **Aerospatiale AS315B** · 2002-03-28 · Hortense, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02LA067
- **Event ID:** 20020402X00438
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-28
- **Location:** Hortense, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.350555, -81.818054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS315B
- **Registration:** N49525
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the engine to main transmission drive shaft due to improper installation by company maintenance personnel. A factor were the trees.

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