ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89226
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| Date: | Sunday 12 August 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Turbowest Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-FBTW |
| MSN: | 3289 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 558 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cody, Park County, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cody, WY |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing an off-site landing with a long-line. The line became entangled in brush, and subsequenmtly, the line became entangled in the tail rotor drive shaft. The tail rotor drive shaft failed, and the pilot performed an autorotation impacting equipment on the ground. During the landing sequence, the tail boom and horizontal stabilizer were bent, and the bottom of the helicopter's fuselage was penetrated.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010816X01699&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 15:58 | slowkid | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 12:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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