# Accident 20070313002749A: Aerosp SA315B, Norwood, CO, March 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2007, 08:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Z7KL
- Location: 38.0833° N, 108.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0833&lon=-108.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926JV-2021-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA315B ALOUETTE III (registry code 8680516, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa315b-alouette-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB (registry code 60003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-artousteiiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,300 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070313002749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BIRD STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES OF THE AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANNED.

## 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 DEN07CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA073), Mar 13, 2007: Aerospatiale SA315B (N926JV), Norwood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight collision with a bird(s).

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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