# Accident 20010905025139A: Snias AS350BA, Kemmerer, WY, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 17:20 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Airport: Kemmerer Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7806° N, 110.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7806&lon=-110.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57843 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905025139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE HOVERING TO LAND.

## 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 DEN01LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA156), Sep 6, 2001: Aerospatiale AS350BA (N57843), Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of tail rotor effectiveness while air taxiing. Contributing factors were the high winds and gusts, and the pilot's limited experience in aircraft make/model.

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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