ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150739
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 2001 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Geo-Seis Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N2128Z |
| MSN: | 2014/06 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21475 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Artouste III |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cody, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cody, WY |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot reported that he was starting his 27th move of geophysical drilling equipment for the day. He was pulling in power to lift (long line) an engine and a compressor when he heard two loud "pops." He lost engine power, but did not release the long line because his ground helper was underneath the load. He moved forward a short distance, and autorotated to a 45 degree hill side. The aircraft landed and immediately rolled on its side with the mast pointing down slope which stopped the rolling. The ground helper said that he saw "fire shooting out of the tailpipe" as the helicopter descended towards the earth. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that all the turbine blades had experienced an extreme over temperature condition. The density altitude was computed to be 9,205 feet.
Probable Cause: the failure of the turbine assembly due to an over temperature condition. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010723X01471&key=1
Air International January 2002, p15
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 March 1991 | G-AZNI | Dollar Helicopter | 0 | Nairobi Airport |  |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 23 December 1994 | G-AZNI | Dollar Helicopter | 0 | Tabubanba,Andes |  |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2012 06:42 | astazou | Added |
| 18-Nov-2012 06:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2018 09:58 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation