# Accident 20010812021389A: Snias AS350B2, Cody, WY, August 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2001, 15:06 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFBTW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812021389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS POSITIONING THE HELICOPTER TO DEPLOY AN EXTERNAL LOAD. THE LONG LINE CONTACTED THE TAIL ROTOR CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING, COLLAPSING THE SKIDS, AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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