# Accident 20050902019329A: Aerosp SA315B, Duchesne, UT, September 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2005, 12:10 local time
- Place: Duchesne, UT
- Airport: Duchesne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: NCNL
- Location: 40.1925° N, 110.3808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1925&lon=-110.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220SH-2007-08-11) (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
- Reported engine: TMECA ARTOUSTE3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,750 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050902019329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N220SH, A AEROSPATIALE SA-315-B CRASHED NEAR DUCHESNE, UTAH APPROXIMATELY 1210 MOUNTAIN TIME. THE HELICOPTER WAS PERFORMING A 133 OPERATION WHEN THE HELICOPTER LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY, SPUN TO THE LEFT FOR A FULL 360 AND STARTED INTO A SECOND REVOLUTION. THE PILOT ROLLED BACK THE THROTTLE, THEN PULLED THE COLLECTIVE FULL UP. THE HELICOPTER HIT SEVERAL CEDAR TREES, THEN HIT ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. NO INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.

## 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 DEN05LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA131), Sep 2, 2005: Aerospatiale SA315B (N220SH), Duchesne, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of control during external load operations for undetermined reasons.

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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