# Accident 20020328006069A: Aerosp SA315B, Nanhunta, GA, March 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Nanhunta, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3506° N, 81.8181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3506&lon=-81.8181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49525, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49525-2011-09-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328006069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT ALTITUDE, SPEED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 KNOTS, POWER TO THE ROTOR SYSTEM WAS LOST. POWER STARTED TO BLEED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA067), Mar 28, 2002: Aerospatiale AS315B (N49525), Hortense, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine to main transmission drive shaft due to improper installation by company maintenance personnel. A factor were the trees.

## Other reports on N49525 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980822021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822021559A), Aug 22, 1998: Aerosp SA315B (N49525), Nucla, CO, Substantial damage. Helicopter was either lifting or settling down a power unit when the acft lost power at 200 feet AGL and landed hard on the skids. (-23)the aircraft lost power…

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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