# Accident 20010717017939A: Aerosp SA315B, Cody, WY, July 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2001, 15:10 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.6653° N, 109.1350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6653&lon=-109.1350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2128Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2128Z-2012-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B (registry code 8680615, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010717017939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS IN A STABILIZED HOVER WHILE HIS 50 FOOT LINE WAS BEING ATTACHED TO A LOAD. HE HEARD TWO LOUD POPS AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER.  HE RELEASED THE LINE AND STARTED AN AUTOROTATION.  THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON A 30 DEGREE SLOPE AND ROLLED.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA125), Jul 17, 2001: Aerospatiale SA315B (N2128Z), Cody, WY, substantial damage. 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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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