SERS · Aerospatiale AS-350BII · 2003-02-07 · Vernal, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN03LA041
Event ID
20030214X00222
Type
Accident
Date
2003-02-07
Location
Vernal, UT, USA
Coordinates
39.767776, -109.558891
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Aerospatiale
Model
AS-350BII
Registration
CFLHA
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate planning resulting in his inattentiveness of the attached longline. Contributing factors were the entanglement of the longline in the tail rotor, failure of the tail rotor drive shaft, and subsequent inability of the pilot to control the aircraft.